The city of Philadelphia will pay $9.25 million to George Floyd demonstrators who claimed in a class-action lawsuit that police used "excessive, militaristic" force amid 2020 "racial justice protests," PhillyVoice reported.
The outlet said nearly 350 people in the suit alleged they suffered physical and mental harm at the hands of police who used tear gas at protests in West Philadelphia and on Interstate 676 on May 31 and June 1. City officials announced the settlement Monday, the outlet added.
In addition, authorities used armored vehicles along the 52nd Street business corridor in West Philadelphia and fired rubber bullets at some protesters, the outlet said.