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Sam Levin

California city agrees to $3m settlement for killing 21-year-old in his home

Selfie of a young man and a woman
The family of Angel Ramos has settled its lawsuit with the city of Vallejo Photograph: Handout

A northern California city that has had one of the highest rates of fatal police shootings in the state has agreed to pay nearly $3m to the mother of a 21-year-old who was killed by an officer inside his family’s home in 2017.

The family of Angel Ramos has settled its lawsuit with the city of Vallejo and Vallejo police officer Zach Jacobsen, the family’s attorneys announced on Wednesday.

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