The Denver City Council on Tuesday approved paying a combined $825,000 in settlements to two protesters who separately sued the city over police conduct during the George Floyd protests in May 2020.
The Denver City Council on Tuesday approved paying a combined $825,000 in settlements to two demonstrators who separately sued the city over police conduct during the George Floyd protests in May 2020.
The protests, focused on demands for social justice and police reform, began after a white Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, killed 44-year-old Black man George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Chauvin has since been convicted of murdering Floyd. As most of the crowd moved back, Amghar, who uses they-them pronouns, stood still with hands raised. Approaching officers shot them with pepper balls in the arms, legs, chest and face, hitting them more than a dozen times, the lawsuit alleges. Amghar screamed at officers that they served in the Marines, at which point officers threw tear gas canisters at Amghar’s feet.
On Wednesday morning, officials with the Denver Department of Public Safety emailed The Denver Post a statement covering each of the police interactions that led to the settlement agreements approved Tuesday night. Matthews originally filed her suit against the city, Denver police Chief Paul Pazen and other, unidentified law enforcement officers in March 2021. She attended the protests in downtown Denver on May 28 and 29, 2020, focusing on providing first aid and other assistance, according to her suit.
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