'This is an important moment,' ByronPitts says. 'We've been angry as a nation, we've felt pain as a nation. Now, in this moment, we get to grieve as a nation.'
and were trying to force him into a squad car when he became stiff. Floyd told them he was"not resisting," but that he did not want to get in the squad car and he was claustrophobic.
Protesters gather at a memorial for George Floyd where he died outside Cup Foods on East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, June 1, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protesters gather at a memorial for George Floyd where he died outside Cup Foods on East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, June 1, 2020, in Minneapolis.Floyd eventually fell to the ground, still handcuffed, and was restrained until he stopped moving.
Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old officer who was seen in a video with his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes,
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