Minneapolis Settles With Photographer Shot at Floyd Protest

The city of Minneapolis will pay $600,000 to settle civil rights claims by a photographer shot and blinded by police with a foam bullet during a George Floyd protest, under an agreement approved by a federal court in Minnesota.

The US District Court for the District of Minnesota granted the stipulation to dismiss the lawsuit at the parties’ request June 8.

Plaintiff Linda Tirado alleged the city violated her First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

The court greenlighted her claims in February 2021, finding the 10 incidents of police violence against other journalists alleged in the complaint—including shootings with nonlethal ...