Seattle to pay $1.86 million after man dies of a heart attack at address wrongly put on 911 blacklist

The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after a caution note attached to his address delayed medics' response.

William Yurek, 48, died in his townhouse in 2021 after his son called 911 and arriving Seattle Fire Department medics initially waited outside for law enforcement before entering, The Seattle Times reported.

The family alleged Yurek was wrongly included on a blacklist of people known to be hostile to police and fire crews. Yurek lived in the unit a couple of years before his death and the previous tenant had been on the outdated list, according to the lawsuit filed last year. The suit initially asked for $10 million, CBS News affiliate KIRO reported.