Deal Reached With Fired Black Officer
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From Times Wire Reports
The city has agreed to pay $327,500 to a black police officer fired after criticizing the department following the fatal shooting of unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo, her lawyer said.
Yvette Walton also will be reinstated so she can retire with a pension, her attorney said.
Diallo was shot at 41 times by police officers who said they mistakenly thought he had a gun.
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