Given the extent of the injuries, a $60,000 settlement can charitably be called "nuisance value". A full trial would have cost far more

Someone in a mental health crisis calls 911 and greets the police with a fake gun, and somehow the article sounds sympathetic to the argument it was the officers' fault he was shot. Classic Portland Mercury...you just never get tired of shitting on the police, despite they're the ones who will be there to help you when your self entitled cracker ass gets in a tough spot. The $60K was just to cut the city's losses and get rid of this guy's case, and of course the POS lawyer got his cut.