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Minneapolis to Pay $600K to Photojournalist Who Was Shot in Eye by Police

HeadlineJun 01, 2022

The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay a $600,000 settlement to a photojournalist who was blinded in one eye after being shot in the face by Minneapolis police in May 2020. Linda Tirado was shot while covering the mass protests in the city after the police killing of George Floyd. Tirado permanently lost vision in her left eye. She also suffered a brain injury.

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