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Hundreds of protesters marched through downtown Minneapolis Sunday, just one day before jury selection begins in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd.
The purpose of the silent march organized by the Racial Justice Network was to demand justice for Floyd, and greater accountability for police, according to reports. Some of the demonstrators carried a casket with Floyd s picture on it and a large banner that read, I CAN T BREATHE!
Chauvin was fired and charged with murder after a bystander video showed him pressing his knee into Floyd s neck. The protesters originally gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center, which is set to hold the trial and recently implemented barricades and secure fencing due to possible unrest.
Dozens of people gathered in Minnesota on Saturday to demand accountability for police officers, days before Derek Chauvin goes on trial in George Floyd s death.
Minneapolis spends more than $1M on barricades ahead of Derek Chauvin trial next week for murder of George Floyd as local businesses fear repeat of BLM rioting
Barbed wire and metal barricades have already been erected around the Hennepin County Courthouse where Chauvin s murder trial is set to start Monday with jury selection
City, state and federal leaders held their last security briefings Thursday just days before the trial kicks off
Dubbed Operation Safety Net , the multi-agency security plan includes closures of certain public buildings and streets, extra security from cops and National Guard troops and a public communication plan
Former police officer s trial in George Floyd death is days away.
As the Derek Chauvin trial is set to begin with jury selection on Monday, some Minneapolis business owners are cautiously bracing for potentially another round of unrest and mayhem after recently getting back on their feet from the criminal rioting last June that resulted in an estimated $500 million in damage in Minneapolis alone. The word I use is opportunist, business manager Jay Chau told Fox News. They just found opportunity and they just took what they want.
Chau is a manager of a family-owned hair salon across the street from Minneapolis’ fifth police precinct. The salon was looted and flooded during the George Floyd riots and over the course of several months was replaced with all new materials. It just reopened in recent weeks.