Legal team for Fred Cox announces landmark $4 million settlement: "The family of Fred Cox finally received closure"

Statement from the legal team representing the family of Fred Cox:

The family of Fred Cox finally received closure in the federal lawsuit filed on behalf of his Estate for his death on November 8, 2020, at the hands of a Davidson County Sheriff’s Office Detective while Fred volunteered at church funeral services. When a drive-by shooting occurred at the front of the church, Fred, 19 years old at the time, ran to the church doors, ushering a mom and her child out of the parking lot to safety. As he did so, Defendant Detective Shane Hill shot Fred multiple times from behind, taking his life.

The federal lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on behalf of Fred’s Estate against Defendants Detective Hill and the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office. The lawsuit settled for a landmark $4,000,000 and was before the Court for approval on January 30, 2025.

The attorney team included nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorneys Ben Crump, Antonio M. Romanucci, Bhavani K. Raveendran and North Carolina trial lawyers Ashley Mills and Lyndsey McPherson of High Point Personal Injury Firm McPherson & Mills, who worked alongside their clients for over four years of litigation.