As he was getting ready to go through the light, the police on the passenger side shot him from inside the car. He was shot in the neck and in the back and he died on his motorcycle. He was heading home after celebrating his friend who was getting married. He was unarmed. The officer, Brian Trainer, was terminated by MPD after an internal review board ruled Trainer had violated police policy because he turned on his body camera after shooting Sterling through his car window. D.C. reached a settlement with Sterling’s family for $3.5 million after the shooting was ruled unjustified by the police department. However, prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to charge officer Brian Trainer.
Source: WUSA 9
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