The second night of protests in Minneapolis—sparked by the death of George Floyd—devolved into chaos, leading Mayor Jacob Frey to request assistance from the state’s National Guard by lisettevoytko
“Violence only begets violence. More force is only going to lead to more lives lost and more devastation,” wrote Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Twitter in response to the protests.said is a community in which the police have “long been accused of racism.” Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J.
Alexander Kueng, the four officers seen in the video, have been fired. Floyd’s family is calling for accountability, with his sister, Brigett Floyd,show “I would like for those officers to be charged with murder because that’s exactly what they did.” The FBI is investigating, and President Trump tweeted Wednesday that “Justice will be served!”
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