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Tag: Minneapolis Police Department

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks during a March 12 press conference to announce a $27 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit with the city of Minneapolis and the family of George Floyd, who was killed while in police custody in May 2020. Crump is one of several attorney representing the family.
Posted inNational

George Floyd’s Family Reaches $27M Settlement with Minneapolis in Wrongful-Death Suit

by WI Guest Author March 12, 2021December 21, 2021

Minneapolis’s city council voted unanimously Friday to award a $27 million settlement to the family of George Floyd in the wrongful-death lawsuit filed over his death last year while in police custody.

Posted inBlack Experience, National

Floyd Death Unleashes Black Parents’ Worst Fears

by WI Guest Author June 10, 2020December 21, 2021
George Floyd died after being pinned down against the pavement by Minneapolis police officers during a May 25 arrest, which a bystander caught on video.
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Murder Charge Upgraded Against Officer in Floyd Death; Three Others Officers Charged

by Stacy M. Brown June 3, 2020December 21, 2021
Keith Ellison
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Takes Over George Floyd Murder Case

by WI Guest Author June 1, 2020December 21, 2021
George Floyd died after being pinned down against the pavement by Minneapolis police officers during a May 25 arrest, which a bystander caught on video.
Posted inBlack Experience, National

Police Officer Who Knelt on George Floyd’s Neck Arrested, Charged With Murder

by WI Guest Author May 29, 2020December 21, 2021

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