11:00 p.m. Thursday, July 29, 2010
After a day of drama and suspense, Austin City Council members Thursday night narrowly rejected a $750,000 settlement with the family of a man fatally shot by a police officer last year.
Council members voted 4-3 against the measure that would have concluded a federal lawsuit with the family of Nathaniel Sanders II.
Mayor Lee Leffingwell rejected the proposal and was backed by Council Members Mike Martinez, Randi Shade and Chris Riley.