SPOKANE, Wash., June 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Sim Osborn, attorney for the family of Spokane Valley Pastor Wayne Scott Creach, today announced that a $2 million settlement has been reached in the civil lawsuit brought by the family after he was shot and killed by a county deputy in 2010.
The incident occurred on the night of Aug. 25, 2010, when Creach noticed a vehicle parked in his business' parking lot. The vehicle was an unmarked patrol car that was not recognizable as a police car. Reports of what happened next conflict, but the deputy in the vehicle ultimately fired on Creach, killing him within one minute of noticing Mr. Creach.
The deputy involved in the shooting was cleared of any wrongdoing by an internal investigation.
Under the terms of the settlement, Spokane County will pay $2 million to the Creach family.
"We are pleased with this settlement," said Sim Osborn. "No amount of money will bring Mr. Creach back, but this settlement will help raise awareness and hopefully encourage positive change in the way Spokane County trains its deputies so that something like this does not happen again."
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