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Denver to pay photographer in latest legal settlement for police response to 2020 protests

Ambrose Cruz and attorneys will receive $437,500 after he was shot with pepper balls, arrested

A protestor stands in a cloud ...
A protestor stands in a cloud of gas from police during a protest after the killing of George Floyd in downtown Denver on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Thousands gathered to protest as police enforced a citywide curfew. As officers advanced, protestors began throwing objects as officers returned fire with less lethal projectiles into the crowd. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Denver will pay $437,500 to settle a lawsuit by a freelance photographer who claimed Denver police officers shot him in the face with pepper balls and arrested him without cause during the George Floyd protests in 2020.
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