A woman whose house was burnt down by the Denver Police Department will get a $95,000 settlement from the city.
The payout appears on the Denver City Council agenda for Monday. Mary Quintana filed a lawsuit against the city in U.S. District Court.
According to Colorado Politics, Quintana told the site Denver police received a call about shots fired around 6th Avenue and Inca Street in Denver on the morning of Jan. 27, 2019. Officers found an ammunition cartridge outside Quintana’s home at 622 Inca St., Colorado Politics reported. They also discovered her son, Joseph Quintana, had a warrant.
Mary Quintana met officers outside her home shortly afterward, according to Colorado Politics, and gave them permission to enter. Law enforcement found Joseph Quintana in the basement, where he opened fire on the officers. After they retreated, Joseph Quintana continued to fire upon them, hitting another officer.
According to Colorado Politics, dozens of officers including SWAT officers arrived and deployed chemical weapons into her home, which set it ablaze. “Ms. Quintana hasn’t recovered from the loss of her home,” her attorney, Joseph A. Salazar, told Colorado Politics. “Her possessions were destroyed, and the city pretty much thumbed its nose at Ms. Quintana.”