The drone flight came amid intense protests in Minneapolis following the death of a black man after a police officer knelt on his neck.
Customs and Border Protection flew a Predator B drone over Minneapolis Friday amid continued protests in a city rocked by the shocking death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for an extended period of time.
CBP told Insider in a statement that a US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations was there in preparation"to provide live video to aid in situational awareness at the request of our federal law enforcement partners in Minneapolis." CBP said that CBP AMO"routinely conducts operations with other federal, state, and local law enforcement entities to assist law enforcement and humanitarian relief efforts," adding that these missions do not only occur at the border but are carried out nationwide.
The charges against Chauvin come after days of protests against police brutality in Minneapolis and in some other parts of the country. In Minneapolis, the violence and destruction have been substantial.
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