The city of Virginia Beach has reached a $3 million settlement with the family of a man who was fatally shot by a police officer during a chaotic night of violence last year, officials and the man’s family said.

The man, Donovon W. Lynch, 25, of Virginia Beach, was fatally shot by the officer in the city’s oceanfront area as officers responded to separate shootings in March 2021, authorities said.

The city and the family announced the settlement in a joint statement Tuesday.

“We have come to understand that a series of unfortunate occurrences led to Donovon’s death that night — which in hindsight should never have occurred as it was later determined that neither Donovon nor the officer set in motion the events that transpired,” the statement said. “We understand that the settlement will in no way lessen the grief and loss for the Lynch family.”

The evening that Lynch was fatally shot, a woman was killed by stray gunfire in Virginia Beach, and eight other people were wounded by gunfire in a separate shooting that led to three arrests, police said.

Police initially said the officer who shot Lynch had “encountered an armed citizen, which resulted in a police-involved shooting.” Lynch died at the scene, police said.

Jeff Reichert, a lawyer for Lynch’s family, said Lynch was licensed to carry a firearm.

“He never showed it and kept it in his pocket if he needed it for work,” Reichert said of the gun. “That’s where it was that night — in his pocket,” he added.