Teen Reaches $1.9M Settlement After Mistakenly Shot by Cop

Rylan Wilder was cleaning up at a Chicago music school when an armed bank robbery suspect, fleeing from cops, ran inside. Police later shot and killed the suspect but also mistakenly shot Wilder. Although he survived, Wilder wondered if his dream of playing the guitar professionally was gone. Eighteen operations later, he learned to play the guitar in a whole new way. His family’s lawsuit against the police department claimed “reckless” and “excessive” behavior. The department settled for $1.9 million.

This teenager was cleaning instruments at his music school when a suspected armed bank robber being pursued by police burst in the teen was accidentally shot by cops in the arm he’s a musician and the question is will this aspiring guitar player be able to play again here’s Les

Trent all hell is about to break loose inside this music school in Chicago you can see a 15-year-old kid Ryland Wilder cleaning up he’s an intern at the music school which is about to close for the day Ryland is emptying the trash suddenly everyone’s attention turns to the door police cars with

Sirens blaring speed by what happens next comes out of nowhere an armed suspect fleeing police runs into the school a police officer is right behind him and opens fire but his aim is off Ryland is shot another angle shows Ry wounded running into a room where students are

Hiding When the Smoke cleared police would realize they killed the suspect but also accidentally shot Ryland that’s where it hit you that’s where the bullet went in and then this right here is where the bullet came out wow his mother Lucia says she will never forget that

Day when my husband called me and said that you know that Ryland had been shot and that he was in an ambulance I thought my child was going to die in that moment Ryland survived being shot but his injuries were so Grievous he wondered if his dream of one day playing

Guitar professionally were dashed forever 18 operations later Ryland had to learn to play guitar a whole new way and here he is his family’s lawsuit against the despl police department claimed Reckless and excessive Behavior the department just settled for $1.9 million I’ve watched the video of the officer going into the school following

The criminal who I had seen run past my son you know and just start shooting in a statement the police say this settlement does not reflect the heroic actions the officer took that day putting his life at risk to save Others