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The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay nearly nine million dollars (£7.1 million)to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before he used the same move to kill Geor...
The police department says Chauvin's badge will be destroyed and its number removed from their system.
John Pope Jr. will get $7.5 million, while Zoya Code will receive $1.375 million. The agreements were disclosed during a Minneapolis City Council meeting
John Pope Jr. will receive $7.5 million and Zoya Code will receive $1.375 million.
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The city of Minneapolis on Thursday settled two lawsuits brought by Black residents involving Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, that alleged he had dealt with them similarly in the past.