The city of Minneapolis will pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of David Smith, who died after an altercation with police in September 2010.

Smith, 28, died about a week after officers struggled with him at the downtown Minneapolis YMCA. Police officers used a Taser on Smith, placed him on his stomach and put their knees on his back to restrain him.

Smith’s family will receive $1.1 million, while his attorneys, the Minneapolis firm of Gaskins Bennett Birrell & Schupp, will receive $1.975 million in fees.

Then-Police Chief Timothy Dolan said the two officers who used a Taser on Smith appeared to have followed proper protocol and policies.

In a written statement Friday, current Chief Janee Harteau expressed her sympathy to Smith’s family, but added, “The unfortunate reality is that in any situation where police must restrain someone, there can be unintended results.”

City Attorney Susan Segal said in a written statement that the city agreed to the settlement as the plaintiffs’ legal costs rose — expenses the city would have been required to pay upon losing in court.