The Chicago City Council is set to pay $1.9 million to the family of a man who was murdered by an off-duty police officer during a confrontation in January 2017.The City Council’s Finance Committee voted unanimously Thursday to recommend the settlement, which is set for a final vote by the full City Council on May 25.
Nieves, 37, lived in the same apartment complex as a female friend of Houser’s, according to court records. The two men engaged in a verbal confrontation while Nieves and his girlfriend carried boxes into the building that escalated into the murder. The lawsuit filed by Nieves’ family claims police failed to take appropriate action after Nieves filed that complaint.
A 28-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, Houser was assigned to the public transportation unit at the time of the incident. Chicago Department officials determined he was acting in his official capacity when he shot Nieves, even though he was off duty.
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Also today, the committee agreed to pay $14.25 million to a man who spent 21 years in prison for a 1992 double murder that he did not commit — because he was in police custody at the time of the killings.