ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Five years after 21-year-old Salaythis Melvin was shot and killed by an Orange County deputy outside the Florida Mall, his family has reached a $1 million settlement with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Attorney Carlus Haynes, who represented Melvin’s family, said the settlement, finalized in late July, was years in the making and marks a step toward healing for Melvin’s mother, Michelin McKee.
Haynes said McKee insisted the agreement include a handwritten apology letter from former deputy James Montiel, who fired the fatal shot…