Minneapolis to pay Floyd’s family $27mn

Minneapolis, March 13 The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder...

Tribune Web Desk

Updated At : 01:22 PM Mar 14, 2021 IST

Minneapolis, March 13

The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial.

Council members met privately to discuss the settlement, then returned to public session for a unanimous vote in support of the massive payout. It easily surpassed the USD 20 million the city approved two years ago to the family of a white woman killed by a police officer.

Floyd family attorney Ben Crump called it the largest pre-trial settlement ever for a civil rights claim. — PTI

Minneapolis to pay Floyd’s family $27mn

Tribune Web Desk

Live Matches