MINNEAPOLIS â As people gathered to remember George Floyd across the country â from the Twin Cities to downtown Los Angeles, Dallas and Washington, D.C. â they faced questions not only about social justice, but about how best to respond to a spike in crime in many major cities since his death.
At George Floyd Square in Minneapolis a few feet from where he was killed a year ago â just as a day of remembrance was about to start at 10 a.m. Tuesday â violence in this city was on full display: Shots rang out, sending scores of people scrambling for safety.
Stray bullets shattered a window and ripped into a tour bus as parents sprinted to find children who moments earlier had been playing nearby. Men threw themselves on the ground and ducked behind buildings. The gunfire could be heard several blocks away, where elderly bicyclists and pedestrians stopped on sunny sidewalks, wondering hopefully if the sound might be fireworks.