State to pay family historic amount after video shows trooper opening fire on car, killing loved one

The state has paid a metro-Atlanta family a historic amount to settle an excessive force lawsuit.

The payout comes more than five years after Channel 2 Action Newsobtained dash cam video that shows a trooper shooting into a car trying to get away.

The state agreed to pay AJ Smyrna’s family $5.5 million this week. That’s one of the largest settlements on record…

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