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Jury Awards $14 Million to Racial Justice Protesters Injured by Denver Police

HeadlineMar 30, 2022

A federal jury in Colorado has awarded $14 million to 12 people who were injured by Denver police during protests in 2020 calling for racial justice following the police killing of George Floyd. The plaintiffs included a man who suffered a fractured skull and bleeding in his brain after police shot him in the head with a projectile.

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