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Stanley Gibson’s mother settles lawsuit; total payout at $2 million

Las Vegas police are set to pay $500,000 to the mother of Stanley Gibson, the unarmed, disabled veteran shot and killed by an officer in 2011. The settlement, which hasn’t been finalized, brings Metro’s total payout for the Gibson shooting to $2 million.

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Criminal charges won’t be filed in police shooting of veteran

District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Thursday that the Las Vegas police officers involved in Gibson’s 2011 death would not face criminal charges. Gibson, 43, was shot and killed when officer Jesus Arevalo fired seven shots from his AR-15 rifle into Gibson’s Cadillac during a standoff.