The officer who helped wrestle Sterling to the ground was suspended for three days. Neither was criminally charged.<\/p>\n
The settlement\u00a0\u201cwill allow the city to heal and provide a pathway for Mr. Sterling\u2019s children to be provided for financially,\u201d lawyers for the family said in a\u00a0statement\u00a0<\/strong>Friday.<\/p>\n Shadows fall on a newly painted mural of Alton Sterling next to the Triple S convenience store in Baton Rouge, La., July 6, 2016. Sterling, 37, was shot and killed outside the store by Baton Rouge police. (Photo: Gerald Herbert, AP)<\/span><\/p>\n The East Baton Rouge Metro Council rejected three settlement offers before approving the final agreement in February, just weeks before a trial was set to begin, the Advocate reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n Court documents show\u00a0the family moved last month to dismiss\u00a0the lawsuit, which\u00a0alleges the shooting was part of a pattern of racist behavior and excessive force by Baton Rouge police.<\/p>\n “This settlement is an important step for our community,” Mayor Sharon Broome said in a statement Friday.\u00a0“As a community, we must work together to implement changes in policy and in our community to ensure that no other families in Baton Rouge will endure this loss, trauma, or heartbreak.”<\/p>\n Sterling’s children will receive $1 million upfront from the\u00a0East Baton Rouge Parish\u2019s insurance reserve funds, and the remaining money will be paid in equal installments pulled from the annual operating budget over the next four years, WBRZ-TV reported.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/21776bfa3c87363876c6df47af41a27acbc069d5\/c=0-0-540-405\/local\/-\/media\/2018\/08\/15\/USATODAY\/usatsports\/usatcollege-CollegeUSAT-619760-alton-sterling.jpg?width=540&height=405&fit=crop\")
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