The family of a 27-year-old man killed by Colorado Springs police officers in 2018 reached a $3.2 million settlement with the city Tuesday.
According to court documents, Jeffrey Melvin Jr. died in the hospital on May 2, 2018, six days after being tased up to eight times in a two minute period by CSPD Officers Daniel Patterson and Joshua Archer. The officers were attempting to arrest Melvin after responding to calls of a late night disturbance at the Remington Apartments in the southeast of the city.
“No amount of money will bring my son back home to us,” Melvin’s father, Jeffrey Melvin Sr., said in a statement. “But,I am glad that Colorado Springs finally came to the table and agreed to settle the case and recognize the tragedy they inflicted on our family.”…