Family of San Jose man fatally shot by police, attacked by K-9 awarded $1M

SAN JOSE, Calif. The family of a San Jose man under suspicion of several crimes and shot by police – and who was then attacked by a K-9 – will be paid $1 million by the city under a legal settlement.

The City Council on Tuesday approved the monetary award for David Tovar Jr.’s father and two children, the Mercury News first reported.

The settlement caps a civil lawsuit filed against San Jose for what happened to Tovar Jr., then 27, on Jan. 21, 2021.

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