Lima, Ohio\'s insurance company has agreed to pay Tarika Wilson\'s family $2.5 million. As part of the settlement, the city admits no wrongdoing.
City Law Director Tony Geiger said Thursday afternoon that the company and the family of Tarika Wilson agreed to settle the lawsuit that is pending in U.S. District Court in Toledo.
Wilson, 26, a biracial woman, was shot to death by Sgt. Joseph Chavalia, who is white, during a drug raid at her south side home. Wilson's 1-year-old son, Sincere, was injured in the gunfire.
The incident led to allegations by some in the African-American community in Lima who charged that the city's mostly white police department targeted blacks.
According to Mr. Geiger, the settlement has not yet been approved in District Court.
He said that the city's insurance company has the legal authority to settle the case without the city's consent. Mr. Geiger added that the settlement does not include admission of liability from the city or Sergeant Chavalia.
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