OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The Omaha City Council approved a resolution on Tuesday to settle with the estate of Cameron Ford, the man shot and killed after police served a no-knock warrant two years ago.
As part of the settlement, the city will pay $420,000 to the Ford estate. In exchange, the estate agrees to release the city and former Officer Adam Vail from past, present, and future claims connected to the August 2024 shooting.
Ford’s family issued a statement on Tuesday in response to the settlement:
“Nothing can bring Cameron back, and no settlement can make our family whole again. We continue to live with the pain of losing him and with the knowledge that his death should never have happened…