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Protests over death of George Floyd continue to roil Minneapolis, and beyond - Washington Post

Protests over death of George Floyd continue to roil Minneapolis, and beyond - Washington Post

Protests over death of George Floyd continue to roil Minneapolis, and beyond - Washington Post
May 28, 2020 4 mins, 1 sec

Thousands of people poured into the streets of Minneapolis on Wednesday for a second night of protests — demonstrations that began peacefully but turned chaotic as police fired rubber bullets from a rooftop, several buildings caught fire, and authorities said one person was shot and killed by a store owner — after a viral video showed a white police officer putting his knee on the neck of a black man, who later died.

The chaotic scenes followed the death of 46-year-old George Floyd on Monday, which came after a white officer pinned the handcuffed father of two to the pavement outside of a market where employees had called police about a counterfeit bill.

Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired over the incident.

Graham (R-S.C.) said Thursday that his panel may hold a hearing on the issue of police violence in the wake of Floyd’s death.

George Floyd’s family will seek an independent autopsy of his body, citing its mistrust in Minneapolis city officials, according to an attorney for the family.

Attorney Ben Crump said Thursday morning on CNN’s “New Day” that the family expects to hear Thursday from the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office about when the official medical examination will be complete.

“His family wants his body back to give him a proper funeral and also have an independent autopsy because they do not trust the city of Minneapolis after they witnessed their brother, on the ground, begging, pleading for his breath,” said Crump, who appeared with Philonise Floyd, George Floyd’s brother.

Floyd said the family wanted peace in the streets — and the harshest possible punishment for the Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s last moments alive.

He said justice for the family would be to see the four officers “arrested, convicted of murder and given the death penalty.”.

Floyd said the family was further hurt to see the way his brother was treated by a paramedic who they say “drug him across the ground.”.

The chaotic scenes followed the death of 46-year-old George Floyd on Monday, which came after a white officer pinned the handcuffed father of two to the pavement outside of a market where employees had called police about a counterfeit bill.

Police Chief Medaria Arradondo swiftly fired Chauvin after Floyd’s death, along with the three other involved officers, identified by authorities Wednesday as Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J.

Police chiefs across the United States, many of whom have been pushing their officers to de-escalate tense situations and decrease their use of force, responded with disgust Wednesday to the death of George Floyd after an encounter with Minneapolis officers and moved to reassure their communities that they would not tolerate such brutality.

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo fired four officers within 24 hours, and the heads of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Major Cities Chiefs Association promptly issued statements of support for that move and denounced the prolonged suffocation of Floyd captured on cellphone video and soon streamed around the world.

Floyd is deeply disturbing and should be of concern to all Americans,” said the Major Cities Chiefs, headed by Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo.

“The officers’ actions are inconsistent with the training and protocols of our profession and MCCA commends Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo for his swift and decisive action to terminate the employment of the officers involved.”.

Top federal law enforcement officials in the Minneapolis area said Thursday that they “are conducting a robust criminal investigation” into Floyd’s death, probing whether any of the former police officers involved had violated federal law.

Watch @craigmelvin’s full interview with Stephen Jackson, a former NBA player and lifelong friend of George Floyd, who died while in Minneapolis police custody.

Stephen Jackson, who spent 14 seasons in the NBA, said in emotional social media posts and interviews that George Floyd “was my brother” and that they called each other “Twin.”.

“Everybody know me and Floyd called each other ‘Twin,’ ” Jackson said in an Instagram video, adding: “My boy was doing what he was supposed to do, man, and y’all go kill my brother, man.”.

After protests in Minneapolis intensified, Jackson said that wasn’t how Floyd would want to be remembered

The University of Minnesota says it is reducing ties with the Minneapolis Police Department after George Floyd’s death while in the custody of officers

President Joan Gabel said in a letter to the university community that the school would no longer contract with the police department to receive law enforcement support for football games, concerts and other large events, or for specialized services — such as K-9 explosive-detection units — at campus events

“Our hearts are broken after watching the appalling video capturing the actions of Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officers against George Floyd leading to his tragic death,” Gabel wrote

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