CORTEZ, Colo.—Montezuma County has agreed to pay nearly $72,000 to the Denver Health and Hospital Authority to help cover costs of treating a man shot by law-enforcement officers.
The Cortez Journal reports ( ) that the agreement Friday settles a lawsuit that had sought $158,000 from the county to cover Zachary Sullivan’s medical costs.
Sullivan was shot by law-enforcement officers in 2011 after allegedly pointing a gun at them as they responded to a report of a shooting. He was taken to a Denver hospital for treatment. Prosecutors found the shooting was justified.
Sullivan was sentenced last year to 48 years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder and other crimes related to the 2011 incident.
The settlement allows the county to avoid costs of further litigation.
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Information from: Cortez Journal,
