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Denver approves $2.5M settlement with 2020 protestors claiming excessive force

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DENVER (KDVR) — Denver City Council approved another excessive force lawsuit settlement on Tuesday, adding $2.5 million to bring the total paid for lawsuits and settlements to nearly $30 million since 2020. Tuesday's settlement will go to 13 Black Lives Matter protestors who were protesting police brutality in late May and early June of 2020. The group alleges that Denver police officers deployed tear gas, rubber bullets and flashbangs without c…

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Denver approves $2.5M settlement with 2020 protestors claiming excessive force

4 days ago·Denver, United States

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Denver proposes $2.5 million settlement over police actions against protesters in 2020

Denver would pay $2.5 million to 13 people who sued the city over police officers’ actions during the George Floyd protests of 2020 under a settlement the City Council is set to consider Tuesday. The lawsuit, filed in May 2022, alleged that officers with the Denver Police Department used tear gas, flashbang grenades, pepper balls and rubber bullets on peaceful protesters without warning or cause, according to the initial complaint. The city “act…

5 days ago·Denver, United States

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