The shooting of Mohamed Bah was an incident that occurred on September 25, 2012. During the incident, Mohamed Bah age 28 was fatally shot 8 times inside his

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s. The incident prompted the Bah family to file a $70 million

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. The lawsuit demanded the city implement changes in the way police deal with people suffering from a mental illness. In 2017, the Bah family settled in court for $2.21 million. The officers were found to have used unnecessary force but did not face charges.

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