Floyd

“Please, please, I can’t breathe, officer,” a man pleads, his wrists handcuffed behind his back, his face ground into the pavement. The police officer continues to press his knee into the man’s neck. The man, 46-year-old George Floyd, died later that day. Floyd was black; the cop, white. The scene, which was captured on video,…

Protestors demonstrate outside of a burning Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)APA grassroots political group based in New Jersey is planning to gather…

Former President Barack Obama tweeted a statement Friday following a night of violence over Monday's death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.APFormer President Barack Obama joined the chorus demanding accountability and change following the death of 46-year-old George Floyd on Monday while in the custody of Minneapolis police.Obama tweeted his statement Friday after violence marred protests…

George Floyd may have known the police officer who kneeled on his neck for several minutes before his death, according to a woman who says she previously employed the pair at the same time. Mr Floyd, an unarmed black man, died in police custody on Monday after four Minneapolis Police Department officers arrested him. Now,…

A firefighter directs water on a building that houses El Nuevo Rodeo, a club where George Floyd and Derek Chauvin both worked at one time, former owner Maya Santamaria told KSTP. Jim Mone/AP hide caption toggle caption Jim Mone/AP A firefighter directs water on a building that houses El Nuevo Rodeo, a club where George…