The Honolulu City Council is slated to vote on whether to approve the settlement in the 2021 death of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap at its next meeting.

Honolulu could pay up to $1 million to settle with the family of Iremamber Sykap, a 16-year-old teenager who was fatally shot by Honolulu police in 2021 after a high-speed pursuit.

A City Council committee voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of settling, although Council Chair Tommy Waters said he believed the officers were acting within the scope of their duties.

Waters said if the civil case were to go to trial, the police officers — who had previously faced criminal charges — would not be able to testify and defend themselves because anything they said in court could be used against them if prosecutors decided to refile charges. The

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