Colorado City Pays $1.9M Settlement to Black Family Wrongfully Detained by Police

Aurora police in Colorado have agreed to pay $1.9m to a black family wrongfully held at gunpoint in a parking lot, including a mother and her four children, in a settlement following a 2020 incident caught on camera. The family was stopped after police mistakenly believed their car had been stolen, drawing outrage and accusations of racism. The officers later apologized and offered to cover therapy services for the children, with a lawyer for the family confirming their satisfaction with the settlement. This incident occurred amid wider criticism of the Aurora police department's handling of the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old black man who died in police custody.