Minnesota: The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd's family over the Black man's death in police custody.
The settlement was announced Friday as jury selection continued in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a white former officer charged with murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death.
Floyd family attorneys Ben Crump, Chris Stewart and Antonio Romanucci held a news conference Friday with the Floyd family and Minneapolis officials, including Mayor Jacob Frey.
"The one thing we know as Black people in America that there is no guarantee that a police officer will be convicted for killing a Black person unjustly in our country. That's what history has taught us," said Ben Crump, Floyd family attorney.
He added, "Only the fact that you want a jury that will be fair and impartial and that will follow the law as instructed by the judge based on the evidence, and obviously you want a jury who will respect George Floyd and not devalue him because he was a Black man."
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Floyd was declared dead on May 25 after Chauvin pressed his knee against his neck for about nine minutes.
Floyd's family filed the federal civil rights lawsuit in July against the city, Chauvin and three other fired officers charged in his death.
