Of another shooting of an unarmed black man. The final moments of Maurice Gordons life, a 28yearold unarmed black man, shot by a white state trooper in new jersey just last month. The exclusive reaction this morning from maurices mother coming up later this hour. Lets start with nbcs Morgan Chesky in houston, Shaquille Brewster in minneapolis. We set the stage for us for what were expected to see. What is the mood in houston. What are we expecting . Reporter the mood is a somber one, people having a chance to pay their final respects to george floyd. A crowd already starting to build. This is a private ceremony, ayman, unlike what we saw yesterday, a massive show of support. Thousands of people coming from all over the state, right here to this place so they could honor the man that has become a symbol for so much more, making the way through the church and having a chance to look upon the face of george floyd before walking outside, socially distance, the whole time, Wearing Masks and
Maurice Gordon Jr.'s family filed a lawsuit against the state in federal court , alleging race was a factor when he was fatally shot by a New Jersey state trooper on the Garden State Parkway.
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