The City of Springs will pay a settlement of nearly $3 million with the family of De'Von Bailey, a 19-year-old black man who was fatally shot by two police officers as he fled in August of 2019. With a 7-2 city council vote, the city agreed to pay the settlement rather than going to trial over the civil lawsuit against the city, Colorado Springs Police Department and the officers, filed by Bailey's family in June of 2020. The city also agreed to provide at least two years of anti-bias training, maintain an early intervention program for officers who might require assistance or training and ensure that officers' personnel files are kept throughout their career, according to the .
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