The payout brings to an end the long-running litigation in the death of Kevin E. Peterson Jr. Three Clark County deputies fired on Peterson in the unincorporated community of Hazel Dell after investigators said Peterson pointed a gun at them.

According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, as little as 2 mg of fentanyl can be lethal. That makes those 50 pounds enough to kill more than 11,000,000 people — or more than live in all of LA County. Aside from its deadly potential, the DEA estimates that the fentanyl is worth more than $4 million on the street.

Three Clark County sheriff's deputies fatally shot Kevin Peterson Jr. in 2020 as he ran, armed with a handgun, from the scene of a drug sting.

Family of Kevin Peterson Jr., man fatally shot by Clark County deputies, files lawsuit The county says they along with its insurers have agreed to pay Peterson’s family $1.25 million. On October 29, 2020,