"When we are at fault, we take our responsibilities," said Angela Alsbrooks, the county manager of Prince George, saying she "accepted responsibility" for the death of William Green.
This Monday, the lawyer for the family of this African-American killed by a police officer while he was handcuffed announced that his relatives will receive 20 million dollars (17, 14 million euros) in compensation after a agreement with the authorities.
This amount is one of the highest for a police blunder in the United States.
It is, according to lawyer William Murphy a "historic agreement" signed with Prince George County (Maryland), near Washington, "which reflects the hateful, brutal and senseless nature of what happened to Mr. . Green ”.
The author of the shootings dismissed and charged
William Green, 43, was shot six times on January 27 while in a police car with his hands cuffed behind his back.
He died the day after his injuries in hospital.
He had been arrested by a police officer, Michael Owen, for a traffic accident.
The agent had explained to have fired in self-defense on William Green while he was trying to take his weapon.
Michael Owen, who was not wearing a pedestrian camera during the incident, has since been fired from the police and charged with manslaughter.
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The victim's family lawyer notably blasted the county police's lack of responsiveness when the police, also African-American, had been the subject of two reports of violence a few months earlier, according to a Washington investigation Post.
“There is a terrible trend of senseless violence, things in his past that were terrifying,” he said.
$ 12 million for Breonna Taylor's family
The agreement comes two weeks after the agreement between Louisville, Kentucky, town hall and the family of Breonna Taylor, a young African-American woman killed in March in a controversial search, which received $ 12 million in compensation.
William Murphy had previously negotiated a $ 6.4 million deal between the city of Baltimore and the family of Freddie Gray, a young African-American who died in troubling circumstances after his arrest in 2015.
