Kendrick Sampson says he was hit with batons and had rubber bullets shot at him while protesting the death of George Floyd over the weekend.
The actor shared that he was repeatedly hit with batons.Kendrick Sampson was shot while protesting the death of George Floyd on Saturday.
Citizens across the US have been protesting the death of George Floyd, who was killed while being apprehended by police on 25 May. The 46-year-old black man called out to the officer with his knee on his neck:"I can’t breathe." He died shortly after. The four officers have been fired from the Minneapolis Police Department and charged.
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