County to pay $1.9 million over Everett man's fatal shooting by deputy
EVERETT — Snohomish County agreed last week to pay $1.9 million to the family of a man killed by a sheriff’s deputy during a welfare check in 2019.
Filed in federal court Friday, the settlement in the death of Ryan Hemmingson, 44, is for $1,937,500. It adds to a growing list of $1 million-plus settlements in recent years to resolve lawsuits involving Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies’ use of force.
In late 2021, the county agreed to pay $1.75 million to the family of Cecil Lacy Jr., a Tulalip tribal member who died after a struggle with police. Lacy’s last words were, “I can’t breathe.”
In early 2020, the county paid $1 million to the family of Nickolas Peters, a 24-year-old Edmonds man shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy after a car chase.
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