George Floyd protester LaToya Ratlieff awarded $2 million lawsuit settlement for being shot in eye by Florida police
On May 31, 2020, LaToya Ratlieff was one of several people peacefully protesting during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Fort Lauderdale Florida when she was struck in the face with a rubber bullet. The force of the bullet broke her eye socket and she needed 20 stitches to close the two-inch gash the projectile caused. The Miami Herald whose been following Ratlieff's story also concluded that Ratlieff was struck while choking on tear gas and running away from a conflict that "the police provoked." The publication added that the shot could have killed the woman who suffers migraines, sees strange flashes, and suffers from memory loss.