In the neighborhood where Floyd was killed and in Minneapolis at large, residents and community leaders say a mistrust between police and the black community persists.
MINNEAPOLIS – Bernard Miles has lived in the Powderhorn neighborhood for 30 years and at age 50 said he still fears harassment and aggression from the Police Department.He was referring to the incident Monday, when Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck as the 46-year-old black man gasped for air and said he couldn't breathe.
“I wasn’t selling drugs. I had my letterman jacket on. It was just too many black people on the corner I guess,” he said.In nearby Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Philando Castile was fatally shot by a police officer while being pulled over during a traffic stop in 2016. A jury acquitted St. Anthony, Minnesota, police officer Jeronimo Yanez in Castile's killing.
In 2002, Christopher Burns was killed when two officers used an authorized chokehold on the 44-year-old, the Star Tribune"I've never known the city of Minneapolis not to have issue with police brutality or overaggressive policing," said John Thompson, who was friends with Castile and became a prominent activist in the area after his death.
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