A relative holds up a cell phone with a photo of Fanta Bility. - Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS
PHILADELPHIA — The family of 8-year-old Fanta Bility, who was killed by police gunfire outside a high school football game in 2021, has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against the borough of Sharon Hill for $11 million. The settlement was agreed to in federal court this week, said attorney Michael T. van der Veen, a lawyer for the family. “The family has been mourning throughout this whole process,” he said Friday. “I really believe that they’re going to find some closure with the settlement. I can see it already.” The agreement resolves three lawsuits alleging that Sharon Hill failed to tr...
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