Minneapolis City Council awards $15,000 to Black Man Shot by Police

The Minneapolis City Council agreed Friday to give $15,000 to Andre Madison, who was shot by police in 1996 and filed a federal lawsuit claiming his rights were violated. The council voted 6 to 5 to settle with Madison. Police raided a north Minneapolis duplex owned by Madison in November 1996 to search for drugs with a no-knock search warrant. Shots were fired, and Madison and an officer suffered minor wounds. No drugs were found, but Madison was charged with assault for firing a shotgun at police. At trial, the prosecutor said evidence showed the officer was hit by police fire. Madison was convicted and sentenced to three years. Madison's lawsuit claimed that after he was wounded, unidentified officers kicked him several times and used a racial epithet. [more ]