Minneapolis mayor calls for charges against white officer in death of African American man George Floyd. 'We cannot turn a blind eye,' Mayor Frey says. 'It is on us as leaders to see this for what it is and call it what it is.'
Protests demanding justice for George Floyd, who died in police custody Monday, turned violent with officers using tear gas and non-lethal rounds.The mayor of Minneapolis called on prosecutors Wednesday to file criminal charges against a white police officer seen in apressing his knee into the neck of an African American man who is repeatedly heard in the footage saying"I can't breathe" before he died.
The protests turned violent again Wednesday evening, causing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to ask people to leave over safety precautions. MORE: Protesters clash with Minneapolis police following death of black man seen pinned down in video “There are events in our city that shape us. There are precedents and protocols sitting in the reserves of institutions just like this one that will give you about a thousand reasons not to do something, not to speak out, not to act so quickly," Frey said. “We cannot turn a blind eye. It is on us as leaders to see this for what it is and call it what it is. George Floyd deserves justice, his family deserves justice, the black community deserves justice and our city deserves justice.
In an image made from video posted to Facebook, a Minneapolis police officer kneels on the neck of a man identified by a family attorney as George Floyd, May 25, 2020. Floyd died shortly after the incident.Mayor Frey would not specify what charges he would like to see filed in the Floyd case.
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