More than six months after Taylor was killed inside her apartment as police officers executed a “no-knock” search warrant, the city is poised to pay its highest-ever settlement, a city spokeswoman told CNN.

The city previously paid $8.5 million for the wrongful conviction of Edwin Chandler, who served nine years in prison for a 1993 murder before he was exonerated, CNN affiliate WLKY reported.

Cities across the country have previously reached monetary agreements following high-profile police shootings. Cleveland agreed to pay $6 million to the family of Tamir Rice and New York City agreed to pay Eric Garner’s family $5.9 million.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who has represented the families of several police brutality victims – including George Floyd and Jacob Blake – said he believes Taylor’s settlement is one of the largest amounts ever paid out for a Black woman killed by police in the US.

While it’s unclear where the payout to Taylor’s family stands among all police misconduct lawsuits in the nation, here are other large payments that stemmed from police shootings in recent years:

Justine Ruszczyk

The city of Minneapolis announced a $20 million settlement last year – the biggest settlement in the city’s history – following the 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk.

Ruszczyk, 40, had called 911 to report a possible assault in the alley behind her home when she was shot by former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, who was responding to her call.

Ruszczyk’s 2017 death drew widespread attention, in the United States and in her native Australia. She had moved to Minneapolis to be with her fiancé and was killed a month before her wedding.

Noor was convicted of third-degree murder and manslaughter. In June, a Minnesota judge sentenced him to 12½ years in prison. Noor has appealed the conviction, CNN affiliate WCCO reported.

Bettie Jones

Local officials in Chicago approved a $16 million settlement in 2018 after a Black woman was shot and killed by police while officers responded to a disturbance call.

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