The family of Nicholas Bils, a detainee who was shot by a San Diego County sheriff's deputy while fleeing outside the downtown San Diego jail in 2020, was awarded an $8.1 million settlement, according to court documents.
The family of Nicholas Bils, a detainee who was shot by a San Diego County sheriff's deputy while fleeing outside the downtown San Diego jail in 2020, was awarded an $8.1 million settlement on June 20,San Diego County and Bils' family agreed to settle for $5.1 million toward Bils' mother Kathleen and $1 million to each of his three brothers, according to the court docket.
"There is not a price that ever can be put on the human life ever," Kathleen Bils told NBC 7."The only reason for the lawsuit was that horrible pain that I suffered myself. I do not want anyone to suffer like that." Aaron Russell has appeared in court for his sentencing regarding killing the 36-year-old Bils, whom Russel had shot multiple times in the back while he ran from authorities unarmed on May 1, 2020. Russell has completed his local sentence and was released Tuesday, according to the sheriff's department.
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