A jury convicted Officer Arthur Carbonneau of criminally negligent homicide for the 2003 shooting. He had said his pistol accidentally fired while trying to handcuff Escobar.
Deal reached in deadly officer shooting
HOUSTON According to the Houston Chronicle, the city will pay his family $1.5 million and will erect a plaque in honor of Eli Escobar. The city has also agreed to change gun handling training for officers.