Politics & Government
Minneapolis Settles With Journalist Blinded During 2020 Unrest For $600,000
"My goggles came off, I had a laceration on my eye," she told WCCO-TV in 2020. "A lot of blood, a lot of tear gas."
May 27, 2022
The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $600,000 to a freelance journalist who lost sight in one of her eyes after being shot by a foam bullet while covering the unrest following George Floyd’s murder.
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Linda Tirado, a photojournalist and writer, covered the uprising in May of 2020, and during those nights Tirado said she experienced unprecedented levels of violence from law enforcement. One officer fired a less-lethal round at her, striking her in the face.
“My goggles came off, I had a laceration on my eye,” she told WCCO-TV in 2020. “A lot of blood, a lot of tear gas.”
Find out what's happening in Across Minnesotafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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