Minneapolis | The city of Minneapolis will pay a record $US27 million ($35 million) to the family of George Floyd to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit related to his death last May in police custody, a deal that could also impact the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged in his killing,
The payout, one of the largest of its kind involving police misconduct, was approved on Friday (Saturday AEDT) in an unanimous vote by the Minneapolis City Council in a last-minute addition to the agenda of the panel’s regular meeting.
