"California Family Secures $30.5M After Jury Defies Expectations in Black Man's Fatal Shooting by Deputies"

A federal jury awarded $30.5 million to the family of Mickel Lewis, shot by Kern County deputies during a 2020 traffic stop. The case, which highlighted alleged racial bias, marked one of California's largest police shooting verdicts. Attorneys argued the deputies underestimated the jury's perspective on the incident.