“Gandhi Mahal May have felt the flames last night, but our [fiery] drive to help protect and stand with our community will never die!”
A restaurant owner in Minneapolis whose building was damaged during protests has added his voice to the chorus of activists seeking justice after police killed a Black man in their custody by kneeling on his neck until he became unresponsive.
Gandhi Mahal’s owner, Ruhel Islam, declared his solidarity with the protesters, his daughter Hafsa wrote in a Facebook post about the damage to the restaurant. Hafsa wrote in the post.that he was heartbroken by the damage, but that he understood the protesters’ anger. Demonstrations over Floyd’s death erupted nationwide after a video was released showing a white police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as Floyd pleaded with him and said he couldn’t breathe.on Friday. He and the three other police officers who were present during the incident have been fired from the police department.
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