City approves $3.3 million settlement for family of man killed by police on 6th Street

Austin City Council approved a $3.3 million settlement today for the family of Landon Nobles, who was killed by a police officer in 2017.

after police say he fired a gun in their direction but his family denies this.

Interim Police Chief Brian Manley Nobles fired a shot into the air and police began chasing him. Then, he said Nobles turned around and fired shots at officers.The family of a man shot and killed by Austin police last year, is filing a lawsuit against the department.eyewitness accounts do not match the police department's accountAs part of today's settlement, the family would release all claims and dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice.

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