PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — City council members on Wednesday unanimously approved a more than $2 million settlement in the fatal shooting of a citizen’s academy attendee by a city police officer in August.
The $2,060,234.23 settlement exempts the city from further legal action by the victim’s family, according to the settlement.
Mary Knowlton, 73, of Punta Gorda, was shot and killed during a training exercise.
Lee Coel, the officer involved in the shooting, was placed on two-week administrative leave following the incident.
Knowlton’s husband, Gary, was not present at Wednesday’s meeting.
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