The father of a man an officer shot and killed wants to back out of a $3 million civil settlement with the city.
Donovon Lynch's family and friends, including his father Wayne, center. has hit a last-minute snag, with the father of the dead man now embroiled in a court dispute with his attorneys over the terms of the agreement.The shooting of 25-year-old Donovon Lynch in March 2021 by a Black officer in Virginia Beach sparked days of protests in the community almost a year after the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis ignited national unrest.
“Mr. Lynch holds out hope that the Department of Justice will investigate the City for the intentional killing of his son,” Sherman said, adding that Lynch “cares about the safety of the community and its young adults and will participate and aid any action by the Department of Justice related to Donovon’s unprovoked killing.”
In seeking to remain in the case and enforce the $3 million settlement, Fairfax told a judge in writing Thursday that Wayne Lynch has received poor advice from lawyer Jeffrey Reichert, who represents Donovan Lynch’s estate.Reichert “improperly and without legal basis” instructed Wayne Lynch to back out of the settlement, Fairfax said in the court filing, adding that Reichert “has not provided a reason — let alone a compelling or legally permissible one — for his opposition.
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