“The settlement requires the Olympia Police Department to take steps addressing the use of force, crisis intervention, and police culture," Leslie Cushman, an attorney for the Green family, said of the Monday settlement.
Green, a diagnosed schizophrenic, had stated his intent to "kill everyone in the town" at an Olympia Starbucks, spurring a police call from concerned witnesses. Officers sought to deploy a less-than-lethal device on Green after he obtained a Bible and folding knife from a backpack, with Officer Brenda Anderson firing three rounds at Green when the device failed.
Green had been known to Olympia Police Department officers previously, who had answered calls made in regards to his erratic behavior at least four times before the shooting.
