Away mall burning shops looting and violence protests have spread across the United States in denver demonstrators echoed the demands for justice already heard in los angeles and new york anger over the treatment of africanamericans by the police is new but it is very wrong right now. In louisville kentucky the death of george who it has reopened old wounds with protesters demanding justice for an africanamerican woman who was shot dead by police 2 months ago. It is this video of the last moments of George Floyds life a Police Officer kneeling on his neck thats driving the outrage floyds family the citys mayor and National Politicians are calling for the officer to be charged with murder we did see a murder on t. V. And it wasnt selfdefense the f. B. I. Is promising a thorough investigation but it could take weeks for a prosecutor to decide on criminal charges and people here are impatient francis i am pleading i am pleading with individuals. To remain calm and to let us conduct this i
Shaaban with murder in the 2nd degree through the death of george floyd for officer derek show ven who was seen with his knee on George Floyds neck the charge was increased from 3rd degree murder to 2nd degree alleging floyds death was intentional is seeing that forces make a difference they are listening to us is evil were asking for any any good will we ask for the rest goes to be officers and they were minnesotas attorney general announced charges for the involvement of the other 3 officers in floyds fatal arrest filed a complaint that charges Police Officer king lay in town with aiding and abetting murder in the 2nd degree for floyds family it was the justice theyve been demanding. Im happy did all of us have been arrested. My boss had not been killed like this we deserve justice. But for many it is just the beginning. George floyds family and the protesters have achieved their short term objectives but their long term goals are systematic change theyre here today for george floyd
As the manner of death 2nd autopsies in certain cases can be very important to confirm and or dispute the original diagnosis to answer those Unanswered Questions to collect and document evidence and most importantly to determine the cause and the manner of death a little earlier floyds brother called for calm at a makeshift memorial set up in minneapolis flowers and posters now cover the ground where floyd was arrested before his this. Dont. Have you. Here. Over here while i know. The farm not over. One of. The come out on were not from the market known or no. Good morning our own. Food. Or no food because thats not my brother at all the us president has reportedly urged state governors to take a tougher stance against protesters saying they looked weak in their response us media reporting donald trump told governors to dominate during a phone call on monday hes believed to have urged the governors the secret review should and makes weeping arrests a White House Correspondent Kimberly
Announce that and give you all the details of our new downtown d. C. Testing site. But i want to start first with the significant damage that we saw done in our city last night. I am joined by members of my Public Safety team also Public Health team also to address your questions. I have spent this morning Walking Around the city to assess damage and there is significant damage in the downtown areas especially in the blocks immediately around Lafayette Square. And i want to be very clear something as the Nations Capital we are frequent hosts to First Amendment demonstrations and we applaud the american spirit something a and especially protests to their federal government. However, we do not and we will not allow the continued destruction of our hometown by people who are coming here to protest or by d. C. Residents. And as i said this weekend we certainly empathize with the righteous cause that people are here protesting. Every single american should be outraged by the murder of georg
Force and antibias policies to develop a comprehensive policing plan. It is a critical step to build trust. Reporter trust that has been long eroded. We will be focusing on training, policy and transparency. In line with National Standards and best practices and current and emerging resources. He shot Sean Monterrosa outside of this walgreens store. Police said it 18 year veteran fire to a police car window after mistaking a 15 inch hammer in his sweater for a gun. His family said he was kneeling and surrendering. But he was in a Half Kneeling position as if he was getting ready to shoot. The chief said he welcomed the review and said in part, the biggest steps are ahead of us and i welcome all voices to the table. It absolutely needs to reform. It is the worst department in the area for how it abuses the citizenry. A civil rights attorney whose office represents Sean Monterrosas family has sued Vallejo Police many times. From my point of view its about time. Hopefully it will save liv