Many people volunteered to lay flowers at the site of the incident after the Floyd incident. (This newspaper file photo)
The city of Minneapolis 12 announced that it has reached a civil lawsuit agreement with the Family of African-American Floyd (George Floyd), the city will pay a record $ 27 million settlement, including $ 500,000 to the community where the Floyd incident occurred, at the same Time, suspected of kneeling Floyd’s former Minnesota police officer Shavin (Dereck Chauvin) trial recently The trial of Dereck Chauvin, a former Minnesota police officer suspected of kneeing Floyd, has begun and is still in the jury selection phase.
Attorney Ben Crump issued a statement on behalf of the case, saying it was the largest pre-trial civil rights settlement ever and that the settlement sends a strong message that “black lives do matter,” saying that police violence against He said police violence against people of color must end.
Floyd’s death occurred on May 25, 2020, when police officer Shavin of Minneapolis, Minnesota, held Floyd’s knee to his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds while arresting him on suspicion of using counterfeit money, during which time Floyd was unable to breathe and asked for help, but received no response, resulting in his death.
The shocking killing, all of which was filmed by bystanders, was released and sparked massive protests across the United States.
The city of Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender said she hopes that after the agreement is announced, everyone will be able to focus on the voices of Floyd’s family and anything they want to share, and that on behalf of the city council, she sends her deepest condolences to Floyd’s family, friends, and all those who care about the incident.
The Floyd family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit last July against Shavin and the three other officers involved in the case, stating that the officers violated Floyd’s rights by restricting his behavior and that Minneapolis police officers condoned excessive force, allowed racism and a Culture of impunity.
The city of Minneapolis paid $20 million to Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a woman who was shot and killed by city police in 2019. The two officers then arrived at the scene and reported by radio that “the situation was under control,” but three minutes later, they reported that someone had been shot and at 11:51 p.m. that night, the person shot died, and the deceased was none other than Damond, who had enthusiastically reported the crime.
Floyd’s portrait was left near the spot where he was killed.
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