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OKLAHOMA CITY - A mentally ill man shot by an Oklahoma City police officer in 2014 has accepted a $50,000 settlement to end his excessive force lawsuit against the city.

The shooting left Marquis Pegues, now 31, of Oklahoma City, paraplegic. The officer shot Pegues about 6:15 p.m. June 12, 2014, inside a laundromat at 1801 N Portland Ave., following a physical altercation between them, police reported.

The federal lawsuit was settled Nov. 28. Pegues is awaiting payment from the city.

Oklahoma City Police Chief Bill Citty said the officer didn't do anything wrong. The shooting was found to be justified by Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater. The lawsuit, though, alleged the officer, David Jehle, didn't receive adequate training from the city in dealing with mentally ill people in a nonaggressive manner.