The record $20 million settlement the city of Minneapolis paid to the family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, who was killed by a police officer, will be distributed among immediate family members, her fiancé and the attorneys.
The disbursement approved Monday by Hennepin County District Judge Mary Vasaly approves a plan that was proposed by Damond's father, John Ruszczyk.
According to court documents: Damond's father will receive $5 million, her brother, Jason Ruszczyk, will receive $5.7 million and her fiancé, Don Damond, will receive $1 million.
The Minneapolis Foundation will receive $2 million in the name of "Justine Maia Ruszczyk" for the Safe Communities initiative aimed at ending gun violence.
The family's attorney, Robert Bennett, will receive $4.9 million in attorneys' fees, and two other attorneys who assisted them will receive $700,000 each.
Damond was using her fiancé's last name professionally. She and Don Damond had planned to marry in Hawaii on Aug. 17, 2017, but she was fatally shot by former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor on July 15, 2017.
"I believe that the $20,000,000 settlement is extraordinary given the difficulty of these types of cases and the past settlements obtained in similar cases in Minnesota," John Ruszczyk wrote in his proposal for how the money would be divided.
Jurors convicted Noor in April of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for shooting Damond while responding to her 911 call about a possible sexual assault behind her south Minneapolis home.