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Hundreds demand justice in Minneapolis after police killing of George Floyd

2014 - "Ferguson police chief issues apology to Brown family"

The video (in first link) is clear. Involuntary manslaughter?

Protesters clash with police, who deploy teargas and stun grenades, following death of black man at hands of white officer

Jared Goyette in Minneapolis

Tue 26 May 2020 22.19 EDT
Last modified on Tue 26 May 2020 22.53 EDT


Protesters gather after George Floyd was killed by police. Photograph: Eric Miller/Reuters

Police and protesters clashed in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening following a demonstration at the intersection where George Floyd was killed .. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/26/george-floyd-killing-police-video-fbi-investigation .. in an altercation with several police officers the day before.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in the city on Tuesday evening to demand justice after Floyd, who was African American, was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground during an arrest. Footage of the incident showed Floyd shouting “I cannot breathe” and “Don’t kill me!”

FBI investigates death of black man after footage shows officer kneeling on his neck
Read more > https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/26/george-floyd-killing-police-video-fbi-investigation

A large and diverse crowd had gathered at the start of the protest, with some carrying signs reading “I can’t breathe” and “Jail killer KKKops” and chanting “Prosecute the police.” Activists had blocked traffic for several blocks in every direction, and the crowd spilled out into the streets. . News choppers hovered overhead and TV camera operators had found their way on to the roof of the building across the street from where protesters spoke.


Protesters carried signs saying ‘I can’t breathe’, quoting Floyd. Photograph: Eric Miller/Reuters

The Twin Cities have seen several consecutive years of protests against police killings of black men .. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/philando-castile-shooting .. , and in one case, an unarmed white Australian woman .. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/justine-damond-shooting , but the gathering Tuesday was one of the largest the metro area has ever seen.

When asked why they had come, most people spoke about the need for police accountability, before inevitably turning to remembering Floyd’s unheeded final pleas. “It could have been my son. It could have been me. It shouldn’t be,” said a protester carrying a sign saying “Lock them up”.

More - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/26/george-floyd-killing-minneapolis-protest-police

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Here's A Timeline Of Unarmed Black People Killed By Police Over Past Year

From Arizona to New York, the cases have added to national outrage over deadly force used by police.

Nicholas Quah Buzz Feed News Reporter
Laura E. Davis Editor, Mobile News

Posted on May 1, 2015, at 4:46 p.m. ET

When Michael Brown was shot to death by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014, it awakened a movement that began with the previous killing of another black teenager, Trayvon Martin, who was shot in 2012 by neighborhood watch volulnteer George Zimmerman.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicholasquah/heres-a-timeline-of-unarmed-black-men-killed-by-police-over