Little Rock settles lawsuit over 2010 police shooting

(AP) — Little Rock settled a lawsuit Friday with relatives of a 67-year-old black man who was killed after a struggle with two white, off-duty police officers who entered his home without a warrant in 2010, marking what the family's attorney said was a record settlement of about $1.5 million.

The family also came to an agreement for an undisclosed amount in April with the apartment complex where the two officers were working as security guards when the shooting occurred.

The suit alleged that Officer Donna Lesher and Detective Tabitha McCrillis unlawfully entered Ellison's home while the two officers were working as private security guards on Dec. 9, 2010.

Lesher and McCrillis have said they noticed through an open door that Ellison's apartment was in disarray, and that when they asked if he was OK, Ellison responded with an ambiguous "What does it look like?" The city has said the apartment was disheveled, with a glass-topped table shattered in an area in front of Ellison, and the manner in which he spoke left the officers wondering if he was really OK.