Darryl Tyree Williams, 32, died after he attempted to fight off officers who approached his parked car on January 17. Six officers involved have been placed on administrative leave.
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The Philadelphia Labor for Black Lives Coalition held a vigil for George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death at City Hall on May 25, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
In the shadow of City Hall, they knelt on the concrete for 9 minutes and 29 seconds in complete silence.
Some wept quiet tears. Others raised their fists in solidarity.
All of them came to honor George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his murder by Minneapolis police, to keep alive the fight for racial justice his death sparked last May.
“I’m sad to say, but nobody is coming to save us. We are the change that we’ve been waiting for,” said Ethelind Baylor, a member of the Philadelphia Labor for Black Lives Coalition, which organized Tuesday’s night’s vigil.
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(MINNEAPOLIS) Minnesota’s attorney general has requested a severe sentence for former police officer Derek Chauvin for acting with “particular cruelty” in the death of George Floyd.
State Attorney General Keith Ellison asked Judge Peter Cahill to hand down a harsher sentence based on “five aggravating factors” that “support an upward sentencing departure,” in a legal brief filed Friday.
Chauvin was found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on April 20 for the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. His sentencing has been scheduled for June 25.
Chauvin will be sentenced on second-degree murder because, per state law, it’s the single most serious charge. But, Minnesota sentencing guidelines suggest Chauvin’s more likely to receive up to 15 years, based on his lack of a prior criminal record.
Minnesota’s attorney general has requested a severe sentence for former police officer Derek Chauvin for acting with “particular cruelty” in George Floyd’s killing.
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