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Broward’s most populous city has agreed to settle a lawsuit with LaToya Ralieff, whom police shot in the eye with a rubber bullet during a 2020 protest over the murder of George Floyd.
The sum: $1.975 million.
Fort Lauderdale Commissioners unanimously approved the settlement, ending a two-year legal battle.
Ratlieff, 36, suffered a broken eye socket, nerve damage and a 20-stitch gash in her forehead that left a scar. Her attorneys said she suffers from migraines and mental trauma.
A police department investigation in December cleared the officer who fired the bullet of wrongdoing and determined the shooting was accidental.
– Jesse Scheckner, Florida Politics