The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $6.5 million settlement of a federal lawsuit stemming from the fatal shooting of a sword-wielding Palmdale man who had allegedly assaulted his wife and waved the weapon at responding deputies, one of whom opened fire.
Everett Byram, 34, was fatally shot in the backyard of his home on Feb. 10, 2023, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and county documents.
Deputies responded to the home in the 37000 block of Oxford Drive in response to a domestic violence call from a woman who said her husband had assaulted her — including putting her in a headlock and punching her, according to a county case summary…