The household of a person who was shot lifeless by police in Colorado whereas struggling a psychological well being disaster will obtain a $19m (£15.3m) settlement.

The fee from each state and native authorities is the biggest lawsuit settlement in Colorado’s historical past.

The settlement, which was introduced on Tuesday, additionally mandates native police to create a disaster response group and increase coaching in disaster intervention.

Christian Glass was killed by a sheriff’s deputy final June.

His demise drew nationwide consideration and prompted calls to reform how police reply to folks with psychological well being points.

The 22-year-old had known as police after his automobile grew to become caught on an embankment within the rural city of Silver Plume. He initially instructed the dispatcher he was being adopted and made different statements that appeared to point out he was hallucinating.

His mom later mentioned he had been struggling a psychological well being disaster that day and was “petrified”.

Physique digicam footage reveals Mr Glass telling police he’s afraid and refusing to exit the automobile. He could be seen making coronary heart shapes along with his palms to the officers and praying.

He affords to throw two knives out of the automobile however is instructed by police to not.

After prolonged negotiations, officers smash a window of the automobile and taser him. A panicked Mr Glass then brandishes a knife earlier than being shot 5 occasions.

Whereas an preliminary police assertion indicated he was the aggressor, a grand jury discovered officers needlessly escalated the stand-off and mentioned Mr Glass didn’t pose a risk.

A lawyer for his dad and mom, Sally and Simon Glass, mentioned they hoped police would intervene in related incidents in future.

“Any of the seven officers there may have stopped this just by saying one thing. They wish to empower regulation enforcement to have this braveness,” Siddhartha Rathod mentioned.

“The dimensions of the settlement displays the immense mistaken and injustice dedicated by the officers,” he added.

A video message from the couple shall be proven to cops at first of a coaching course about how one can intervene in the event that they really feel a colleague goes too far.

Two officers, sheriff’s deputy Andrew Buen and his supervisor Kyle Gould, are being prosecuted over the incident. Fees contains second-degree homicide and official misconduct.