Nevada city approves $250,000 settlement with former-ACLU official who was shot by police with rubber bullets
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Officials in Reno, Nevada, approved a $250K settlement for an ex-ACLU official who was shot with rubber bullets during the George Floyd protests in 2020.
What began as a peaceful demonstration organized by Black Lives Matters and others on May 30, 2020, turned violent with isolated pockets of vandalism, including windows broken at city hall and a nearby business.
Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve declared a state of emergency, dozens of people were arrested and businesses reported thousands of dollars in damage.
Floyd, a Black man, died May 25, 2020, after a white police officer pinned him to the ground with his knee on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes. The killing sparked international demonstrations and a reckoning on race.
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