February 16th, 2018 by WCBC Radio
A Baltimore County jury has ruled in favor of the family of Korryn Gaines — awarding more than $37 million in damages in the civil lawsuit regarding the Randallstown woman who was shot and killed by police after a six-hour standoff in 2016.
The jury of six women found that the first shot from the police officer who fired at Gaines, killing her and injuring her then-5-year-old son, Kodi, was not reasonable, and therefore violated their civil rights under state and federal statutes.
The jury awarded more than $32 million to Kodi in damages, and $4.5 million for his sister, Karsyn.
Gaines’ father and mother were awarded $300,000 and $307,000, respectively, and the Gaines estate was awarded $300,000. No punitive damages were awarded.
The jury took less than three hours to reach its verdict.
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