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Slain woman’s kin, Utah city settle lawsuit

Former Vancouver resident was shot by police officers

The Columbian
Published: February 5, 2015, 4:00pm

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — City officials have agreed to pay $1.425 million to the family of Danielle Willard, a former Vancouver woman who was shot and killed by two detectives in a botched undercover drug operation.

The civil lawsuit settlement will be paid to Willard’s parents Melissa Kennedy, who lives in Vancouver, and Frederick Willard, and to the estate of Danielle Misha Willard. As part of the agreement, Willard’s relatives will drop all claims against the West Valley City and its police department.

“The settlement is not an admission of liability, but rather a compromise of disputed claims among the parties and brings closure and resolution for all involved,” according to a prepared statement from West Valley City.

Willard, 21, was shot and killed in November 2012 by former West Valley police Detectives Shaun Cowley and Kevin Salmon. An investigation by the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office determined the shooting was not legally justified and Cowley was charged with manslaughter, a second-degree felony.

For more of the story, visit Deseret News.

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