Independence Police Settle After Mom & Infant Daughter Shot Dead

Follow-up after outcry, debate over police use of force and a callous blame game . . .

Credit where it's due . . . Mental health issues finally earned a bit of consideration following the tragic course of events . . .  

Court records do not reveal how much the family settled for. However, they do show that the settlement is “in accordance with the general release agreement provided in camera to the court.”

“This case exposes the limits of our mental health emergency protocols and the way we deploy officers in crisis. According to the words of the police chief, this is what our current ‘best practice’ can offer. An infant and postpartum mother senselessly paid the ultimate price for that,” said Tom Porto, the attorney representing the family of Maria Pike and baby Destinii said.

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Settlement reached against Independence officers in shooting that killed mother, infant daughter

A Missouri judge approves a settlement in the 2024 Independence police shooting death of a woman and her baby daughter.