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Re: George Floyd Family Receive $27Mil Settlement from Minneapolis
George Floyds’ Family to get Record $27M Settlement from Minneapolis City Council
•13 Mar 2021 The Sun
MINNEAPOLIS City Council unanimously voted to pay George Floyd's family a record $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit regarding his death in police custody.
The 46-year-old was pinned to the ground by four officers before Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes, despite his repeated protests that he could not breathe in May 2020.
Floyd's family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis in July last year, that resulted in the "largest pre-trial settlement in a civil rights wrongful death case in U.S. history," their attorneys said.
They accused the officers of a "reckless disregard" of the father-of-five's civil rights by the department engaging in "warrior-style" or "killology" training.
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