George Floyd pleaded "I can't breathe" as a former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, pinned his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes on May 25, 2020.
His death reignited a mass movement against police brutality in the United States. Streets across the country were flooded with protesters calling for justice and accountability.
Chauvin, whose trial began last week, is facing second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter charges. The other officers involved, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng, will stand trial in August.
The settlement, which was approved by the city Friday, follows a federal lawsuit Floyd's family filed in July, The Star Tribune reported. The lawsuit named Minneapolis and four city police officers connected to Floyd's arrest, as Insider's Kelly McLaughlin reported.
"I thank the state of Minnesota for getting this settlement taken care of," Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, said according to CNN. "But even though my brother is not here, he's here with me in my heart. Because if I could get him back, I would give all of this back.
Source: Insider