The city of Fresno has agreed to another million-dollar-plus payout to settle claims that police used excessive force to break up a 2005 homecoming celebration for a soldier returning from Iraq.
The city will pay $1.7 million to 10 family members who sued the city in U.S. District Court in Fresno for police brutality, the plaintiffs' attorneys said Monday.
Coupled with an earlier payout of $1.6 million to a Clovis couple, the city has paid $3.3 million to settle the lawsuits stemming from the March 6, 2005, party in southeast Fresno.