Moment of silence marks year since George Floyd s death
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People walk through George Floyd Square after shots were fired on the one year anniversary of George Floyd s death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. (Christian Monterrosa/AP)
MINNEAPOLIS George Floyd was honored Tuesday with a moment of silence in the city where he died at the hands of police, a death captured on a wrenching bystander video that galvanized the racial justice movement and continues to ripple a year later.
Floyd s sister Bridgett and other members of Floyd s family joined Mayor Jacob Frey, citizens and activists at a downtown park to observe the moment at 1 p.m., the time set by Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in a proclamation that said true justice for Floyd would only come by dismantling systemic racism.
Rallies, moments of silence honor George Floyd a year later
MOHAMED IBRAHIM and DOUG GLASS, Associated Press
May 25, 2021
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1of33People take a knee during a moment of silence on the one year anniversary of George Floyd s death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn.Christian Monterrosa/APShow MoreShow Less
2of33A man cleans up a broken window to a barber shop after shots were fired in George Floyd Square on the one year anniversary of George Floyd s death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. The intersection where George Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire Tuesday, just hours before it was to be the site of a family-friendly street festival marking the anniversary of his death at the hands of police.Christian Monterrosa/APShow MoreShow Less
Reports of gunshots near George Floyd Square on the anniversary of his death
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Police responded to reports of gunfire Tuesday near the place where George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer one year ago.
One person was transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center with a non-life-threatening injury after arriving at Abbott Northwestern Hospital with a gunshot wound, police said. CNN has contacted the medical center for additional information.
Photos from the scene showed a bullet casing on the ground in the area, and a man boarding up a shattered window at a barber shop after shots were fired.
The site of Floyd s death, 38th and Chicago, was taken over by activists soon after and remains barricaded to traffic. The “Rise and Remember George Floyd” celebration, including a candlelight vigil at 8 p.m., caps several days of marches, rallies and panel discussions about his death and where America is in confronting racial discrimination.
Many members of the Floyd family were scheduled to be in Washington on Tuesday, in a private meeting with President Joe Biden, who called family members after the Chauvin verdict and pledged to continue fighting for racial justice.
Nur-D, whose real name is Matt Allen, took to the Minneapolis streets in the days after Floyd s death, often providing medical assistance to protesters who were shot or gassed in confrontations with police. He eventually founded an organization, Justice Frontline Aid, to support safe protest.
The site of Floyd s death, 38th and Chicago, was taken over by activists soon after and remains barricaded to traffic. The “Rise and Remember George Floyd” celebration, including a candlelight vigil at 8 p.m., caps several days of marches, rallies and panel discussions about his death and where America is in confronting racial discrimination.
Many members of the Floyd family were scheduled to be in Washington on Tuesday, in a private meeting with President Joe Biden, who called family members after the Chauvin verdict and pledged to continue fighting for racial justice.
Nur-D, whose real name is Matt Allen, took to the Minneapolis streets in the days after Floyd s death, often providing medical assistance to protesters who were shot or gassed in confrontations with police. He eventually founded an organization, Justice Frontline Aid, to support safe protest.