The City of Philadelphia reached a $9.25 million settlement with 343 protesters who were hit with tear gas and pepper spray during the 2020 George Floyd demonstrations, the city said in a statement.
The protesters, who included residents of West Philadelphia, filed a class action suit alleging"physical and emotional injuries" caused by the city's response to demonstrations on May 31 and June 1, 2020, to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the city said.
A protester walks away from tear gas during a demonstration in Philadelphia on June 1, 2020, over the death of George Floyd."Mental health counseling will be available to all residents within a radius of 52nd Street corridor in West Philadelphia, not just plaintiffs in the lawsuit," the city said. "The pain and trauma caused by a legacy of systemic racism and police brutality against Black and Brown Philadelphians is immeasurable," Kenney said in a statement."While this is just one step in the direction toward reconciliation, we hope this settlement will provide some healing from the harm experienced by people in their neighborhoods in West Philadelphia and during demonstrations on I-676 in 2020.
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