It's not the first time the long strained relationship between Minneapolis police and the community it is sworn to serve led to demonstrations.
The Minneapolis police officer is seen in the video pressing his knee on the back of the handcuffed 46-year-old man."Please, I can't breathe," George Floyd says.
After about six minutes on Monday evening, Floyd lay motionless, his eyes shut, his head against the pavement. He was declared dead at a hospital shortly afterward.The city awoke Friday to find a police precinct set ablaze and parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul in ruins after days of protests, looting and vandalism stemming from the death of the unarmed black man. 'That is on me': Minnesota Gov.
Ex-cop sentenced to 12.5 years for murder of bride-to-be 01:35Justine Ruszczyk, 40, had relocated from her native Australia to Minneapolis to live with her fiancé.One night in July 2017, she called police to report a possible sexual assault near her home. Minneapolis Police Officer Mohamed Noor was in the passenger seat of his vehicle when he pulled his gun and fatally shot Ruszczyk outside the driver's side door.
Combined videos show fatal Castile shooting 03:19Speaking of the long unvented anguish of the black community in his state, Walz said Friday:"Philando Castile silenced, unheard."Walz said one of the first people he called after watching video of Floyd's death was Castile's mother, Valerie. "She said, first and foremost, seek justice, seek fairness and reach out and show kindness," he said.
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