On Monday night, Denver City Council approved another settlement for a police killing. This time: $800,000 for the shooting death of Duane Manzanares.
The killing took place in the early evening outside of Tacos Acapulco, near East Colfax Avenue. The police were responding to a 911 caller who reported seeing a man fire a gun into a white Mercedes sedan. Officers found the car, shell casings and bullets.
When they saw Manzanares walking down East Colfax, he matched the description from the caller. They saw a large gun in his waistband, according to the District Attorney’s investigation into the shooting…