Police in Minneapolis responded to reports of gun shots near the George Floyd Memorial Square where residents gathered on the one-year anniversary of his death.
“Several people were near the area of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue shortly after 10 a.m. local time when reporters and members of the public reported shots fired in or toward the area, according to officials and social media posts,” reports Fox News.
“Information received from callers was that a suspect vehicle was last seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed,” Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) spokesperson John Elder told Fox News.
Unbelievable if real: ABC broadcast from George Floyd Square interrupted by shooting pic.twitter.com/vo6WoeB1PB
— Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) May 25, 2021
BREAKING: Drive-by shooting caught on Live TV in George Floyd Square as reporter talks about reforming police pic.twitter.com/FZYlIMDcVE
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) May 25, 2021
Quick rough footage of the moment we heard shots fired at George Floyd Square. We counted 30 upon looking back at the footage. pic.twitter.com/oxGkLQru9Q
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) May 25, 2021
"What you see is chaos, violence, and reoccurring crime."
A former Minneapolis police officer said that the city’s officers are fleeing the force and “feel helpless” when on patrol.https://t.co/2HcISfqXVs
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 25, 2021
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BREAKING NOW: Minneapolis Jury Finds Derek Chauvin Guilty of All Charges in the Killing of George Floyd
A jury in Minneapolis reached a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin Tuesday after just nine hours of deliberation, finding the former police officer guilty of second-degree murder and two other counts in the killing of George Floyd.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Original Story: May 29, 2020
Former Minneapolis Police Office Derek Chauvin has been arrested and taken into custody for his role in the death of George Floyd.
From CBS News Minnesota:
Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been arrested days after George Floyd’s fatal arrest that sparked protests, rioting and outcry across the city and nation.
On Friday, John Harrington, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, announced that Chauvin has been taken into custody in connection with the May 25 death.
Chauvin is the former officer in the video seen around the world with his knee on Floyd’s neck. He’d been with Minneapolis police for 19 years.
It was not immediately clear what the expected charges Chauvin could face are.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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CELEBS SOUND OFF: A-List Actors Target Police, Derek Chauvin at Scaled-Down Academy Awards
Celebrities spent much of their three-hour Oscars broadcast targeting police and social issues Sunday night, blasting law enforcement officials for “brutality” and other hot-button issues during acceptance speeches at the 93rd Academy Awards.
“I have to be honest if things had gone differently this week in Minneapolis, I would have traded in my heels for marching boots,” said ‘One Night in Miami’ director Regina King just moments into the show.
“And yes, we’re doing it maskless,” King declared. “Well, think of this as a movie set, an Oscars movie with a cast of over 200 nominees. People have been vaxxed, tested, retested, social distanced and we are following all of the rigorous protocols that got us back to work safely. So, just like as a movie set masks off and when we’re not rolling, masks on. Ok, that’s how we do it.”
Excited to be watching the Oscars with an ice cold plant-based beer.
Thanks Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/Wk8MQnjkUf
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 26, 2021
“Today the police will kill three people and tomorrow the police will kill three people, and the day after that the police will kill three people because on average the police in America every day kill three people,” said another nominee.
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