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A protester protests the police blunder that killed Stephon Clark in Sacramento in March 2018. REUTERS / Bob Strong

The city of Sacramento has agreed to pay $ 2.4 million to the orphans of Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old black man who was mistakenly killed in his grandmother's garden in 2018.

The $ 2.4 million that the city of Sacramento has agreed to pay is for the two sons of Stephon Clark, aged 2 and 5 years. One part will be used to pay the 600 000 dollars of lawyers' fees, the rest will be poured into a blocked account to which the orphans will have access in 20 years. The family originally asking for $ 20 million agreed to withdraw their complaint against the mayor.

This agreement puts an end to Stephon Clark's parents and grandparents' lawsuits against the city of Sacramento. The mayor hopes that it will help soothe the anger of some of the residents who had demonstrated hundreds for several months after the tragedy of blocking highways or the entrance to the city's basketball stadium.

Killed eight bullets including six in the back

It was after the broadcast of the images of that night in March 2018 when this 22-year-old African-American was killed in his grandmother's garden. He had taken refuge there while he was pursued by two policemen called for a robbery in his street. The police, including a black man, had shot at him 20 times, killing him eight bullets, six of which were received in the back. The two police officers believed him armed, but they actually confused his mobile phone with a pistol.

However, says the city lawyer, the two police officers did not open fire unlawfully according to the California prosecutor. Both are still active in the Sacramento Police.