Police shooting at San Francisco movie house.
On June 13, 2001 the San Francisco Police Department was called to the Metreon Move Theater on Market Street to assist a mentally ill man who needed their assistance. When the police arrived at the theater the man was alone in the theater armed with a knife. Numerous police officers responded and several shots were fired killing Idriss Stelley. Mesha Irizzary, the mother of Idriss Stelley, filed suit against the San Francisco Police Department and the involved officers. A $500,000 settlement was obtained on behalf of our client.
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500,000 Settlement in Killing by Cops/Mentally Ill Man had Waved Knife at Police in Theater
Jaxon Van Derbeken, SF Chronicle, June 5, 2003
"The San Francisco Police Commission on Wednesday approved a $500,000 legal settlement with the family of a mentally disturbed man who was shot and killed in 2001 by police as he waved a knife at them in a Metreon theater."
