City of Minneapolis to pay nearly $9 million in settlements over Derek Chauvin’s use of force prior to killing George Floyd

Minneapolis agreed to settle lawsuits by two people who said Derek Chauvin used excessive force against them during arrests years before he killed George Floyd.
The settlements will award $7.5 million to John Pope Jr. and $1.375 million to Zoya Code.
Lawsuits alleged police misconduct, excessive force, and racism in arrests from 2017.
Chauvin admitted to civil rights violations of both Floyd and Pope in federal plea deal.
Lawsuits argued city should have disciplined Chauvin sooner to prevent 'history from repeating itself.'