PHOENIX — The Phoenix City Council voted Wednesday to approve paying $1.2 million to settle litigation filed by the family of a man shot by police in 2019 as officers were searching for another man.

Henry Rivera was fatally shot after Phoenix police came to a local motel in search of Eddison Noyola, who was wanted by authorities for a shooting and kidnapping a woman.

During the manhunt for Noyola, police received a tip about his possible whereabouts and descended upon the hotel where Rivera was staying with his family.

According to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Rivera's family, Rivera started to panic after seeing the large police presence and locked himself inside the motel bathroom.

"Henry climbed out the bathroom window and ran, fearing for his life and the safety of his famil

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