The police will pay 1.8 million shekels to the family of the murdered Solomon Tek
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The family of Solomon Thek, a native of the Ethiopian community who was shot dead by a police officer, is expected to receive NIS 1.8 million compensation.
About The Times of Israel reports.
The incident sparked massive protests against police brutality, some of which turned violent.
The officer, whose name was banned from publication by a court order after the incident, he was accused of recklessly killing Thek by firing a bullet into the ground instead of a warning shot into the air. As a result, the bullet ricocheted into the teenager.
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