The City of Aurora has agreed to pay $110,000 to settle claims that police unlawfully stopped, detained and fired a stun gun charge into the back of a young black man, the ACLU of Colorado announced.

“We disagree with the ACLU’s characterization of the events in this case and their unwarranted attack against the Aurora Police Department,” said Michael Hyman, Aurora city attorney. “This case was settled for the reason that many cases are settled – to avoid the cost of prolonged litigation. That cost would have far exceeded the value of the settlement.”

A recording from an Aurora police officer’s body camera released last September showed Darsean Kelley being shocked with the stun gun.

“What are we being detained for?” Kelley, who was with a second man, yelled just before the officer fired the darts from the device. “Answer my question officer! I know my rights.”

As the darts hit his back, Kelley immediately fell to the ground, his arms outstretched. He can be heard screaming, apparently in pain, in the video, which the ACLU released after the incident.

“Through constructive, respectful dialogue, the ACLU of Colorado and the City of Aurora, through the City Attorney’s Office, were able to work together to resolve this case promptly and without expensive and time-consuming litigation,” the ACLU’s Mark Silverstein said in a news release.

But the Aurora police department is incapable of policing itself, the ACLU said.

Aurora police internal affairs and the department’s independent Internal Review Board reviewed the incident with Kelley and determined that the use of force was “reasonable, appropriate and within policy,” the ACLU said. The review board concluded that nothing in the incident warranted further investigation.

“That the Aurora Police Department reviewed this incident and gave it a departmental stamp of approval shows the department is incapable of policing itself,” ACLU Staff Attorney Rebecca Wallace said.

Kelley was stopped on Feb. 19, 2016, when Aurora police were looking for a suspect who purportedly pulled a gun on a child. Police arrested Kelley and he was charged municipal court with failing to obey lawful orders, a misdemeanor.

The charges against Kelley were later dropped.