NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The family of a black man killed by police in southern New Jersey in 2014 has reached a tentative settlement in its federal lawsuit.
Details were filed Friday and must be approved by a judge.
Thirty-six-year-old Jerame (JEH’-raym) Reid was shot by two Bridgeton police officers, one black and one white, after he refused their order to stay in his vehicle.
A grand jury in Cumberland County declined to indict the officers last summer.
Under the tentative settlement, Reid’s infant son would receive about $1.5 million in periodic payments starting when he turns 18.
Reid’s widow would receive $200,000 which includes legal fees. His mother and the mother of his child would each receive $70,000.
Bridgeton and its police department deny liability.
Attorneys didn’t return messages seeking comment.