A Minneapolis police officer kneeled on George Floyd's neck for several minutes during a police stop last night, according to a video of the incident. Another officer is seen standing nearby. Floyd said he couldn't breathe. He died later Monday night. https://www.inforum.com/news/government-and-politics/6506821-I-cant-breathe-FBI-Minnesota-BCA-to-investigate-mans-death-after-police-stop
Here's a thread of reactions to Floyd's death. Minnesota Attorney General @AGEllison https://twitter.com/AGEllison/status/1265346326784589825?s=20
Minnesota Lt. Gov. @LtGovFlanagan: https://twitter.com/LtGovFlanagan/status/1265330098376445952?s=20
Minnesota CD5 U.S. Rep. @IlhanMN https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1265292824016289792?s=20
Florida-based attorney @AttorneyCrump , who said Tuesday he will represent Floyd's family: https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1265303494086582272?s=20
Minnesota DFL Chair @kenmartin73 : https://twitter.com/kenmartin73/status/1265289429553422336?s=20
Minnesota GOP Chair @jkcarnah : https://twitter.com/jkcarnah/status/1265398584092098560?s=20
Minnesota Rep. @raymonddehn , whose district includes downtown and north Minneapolis:
Minneapolis Mayor @MayorFrey 's full statement from this morning's news conference: https://twitter.com/MayorFrey/status/1265259100327358468?s=20
Fellow Twin Cities Mayor @MayorCarter : https://twitter.com/MayorCarter/status/1265280163740364801?s=20
More from MN House Majority Leader @_RyanWinkler : https://twitter.com/_RyanWinkler/status/1265430737190346752?s=20
More from MN DFL Chair @kenmartin73 : https://twitter.com/kenmartin73/status/1265430296243159042?s=20
U.S. Congress's @TheBlackCaucus : "This time his name was George Floyd. His crime, being a Black man in America." https://twitter.com/TheBlackCaucus/status/1265379731081433091?s=20
Continuing this thread of reactions to #GeorgeFloyd's death. More from @AGEllison at this afternoon's press conference: https://twitter.com/AGEllison/status/1265742677167017985?s=20
Late last night, Minnesota Senate Majority Leader @paulgazelka : https://twitter.com/paulgazelka/status/1265476855165005828?s=20