A Baltimore County judge has rescinded a $38 million damage award to the family of Korryn Gaines, a 23-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by county police in 2016. Gaines, a mother of two with a history of mental illness, was killed after a six-hour police standoff that was partially streamed live on Instagram. During the standoff, Gaines allegedly pointed a shotgun at officers who were trying to serve an arrest warrant for a missed court date. The bullet that killed Gaines also injured her then-5-year-old son, Kodi. A civil trial in Baltimore County Circuit Court found that the deadly shot fired by Cpl. Royce Ruby “was not reasonable” and violated Gaines’s and her...
I knew the settlement was too good to be true for this family. Overturning that verdict is just plain wrong and so sad! Aargh!
This is evil and wrong, still victimizing family. The judicial system is set against black people.
That judge’s ruling is wrong and must be overturned, that police officer is basically a murderer being rewarded for criminal acts.