Protests in Washington, DC, escalated when a disturbance broke out.
The US Secret Service put The White House on lockdown Friday, after protests across the city over Floyd's death, NBC reported.
Secret Service officers are not letting anyone off White House grounds, and the doors of the White House briefing room were locked, CNN reported.
According to CNN , a crowd of hundreds of protesters was "set off" by a man who police were trying to escort from the protests.
"We don't know exactly what set off the crowd," Todd said. "The crowd is very intense."
Protesters clashed with Secret Service Police in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House, according to a local reporter.
Protests also broke out and got violent in San Jose, California.
Hundreds of protesters in San Jose shut down Highway 101 in both directions on Friday, and smashed the windows of police cars and other vehicles, KPIX reported.
There were reports of confrontations between protesters and drivers on the freeway.
According to KNTV , the riots and protests led to the San Jose State University Police Department advising people on campus to shelter in place.
California Highway Patrol spokesperson Alicia Moreno confirmed to CNN that officers were hit by projectiles.
A new video surfaced that appears to show three Minneapolis police officers pinning George Floyd to the ground.
Previous videos of the incident showed just one officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on Floyd's neck, but a new video shows t hree officers pinning him to the ground with their knees as he begged to be released .
While the four officers involved in the incident have been fired, only Chauvin has been arrested and charged.
The video may be upsetting to some viewers. It appears to show Floyd crying out in distress and repeatedly telling the officers he couldn't breathe.
"Please, please let me stand," Floyd could be heard saying. "Please, I can't breathe."
It's not known who took the video, and its authenticity has not been confirmed, but NBC News, who first reported on the video verified it using Google Street View imagery and statements from police, Business Insider reported.
Armored vehicles show up to protests in Atlanta.
CNN's Fernando Alfonso III reported that SWAT cars approached the CNN Center as protesters climbed the CNN sign and held up "Black Lives Matter" flags.
The CNN logo was defaced and graffitied, as flags were burned. Bottles were thrown and the glass on the building was shattered, and protesters chanted "no more police."
As protesters began destroying police cars after dispersing away from the center.
Earlier in the protests, armored vehicles could be spotted in Atlanta, as thousands protested.
Protesters ran in fear of possible tear gas, CNN reported. According to WAGA-TV , Demonstrators clashed with police. They were headed towards Atlanta Police Headquarters but rerouted due to blocked streets.
WSB-TV reported that there was a "scuffle" between a protester and an officer before police formed a barricade to keep protesters from going any further down the street.
Protesters chanted "Justice … now," "Police the police," and "black lives matter."
Pepper spray was reportedly used to break up some of the protesters.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms encouraged residents to peacefully protest.
"When lives and the conscience of this nation are at peril, we as people are expected to exercise our constitutional rights to peacefully assemble and have our voices heard. Atlanta embodies these values, and I encourage all who exercise these rights to remember Atlanta's legacy of peaceful protest leading to progress," she wrote in a tweet.
Protests continue in New York City, with more arrests reported.
Protests that began peacefully turned violent on Friday. Reporters posted videos of police officers hitting protesters with batons.
CNN reported that protesters threw a handful of glass and plastic water bottles at police.
Another reporter tweeted an image of officers putting arrested protesters on busses.
Hundreds of demonstrators and faith leaders protested in New York City's Foley Square before making their way across the Brooklyn Bridge to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, CNN reported.
According to CBS New York , NYPD confirmed that a few arrests were made for blocking traffic and disorderly conduct.
The protests were organized by the NYC Justice League, and protesters were urged to keep in mind safety protocols in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
There was a large police presence at the scene and protesters chanted "black lives matter."
Mayor Bill de Blasio urged protesters to be peaceful and socially distant. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo supported the protests, CBS reported.
Former Vice President Joe Biden calls Trump's comments on the protests "thoroughly irresponsible," and said the arrest of the officer was "justified."
Biden told CNN'S Don Lemon: "I think he's thoroughly irresponsible. Thoroughly irresponsible. I mean, it is just absolutely — he talks like — I'm afraid I'll say something I'll regret. I just find him thoroughly, totally irresponsible."
The presumptive Democratic candidate also told Lemon that the arrest of Derek Chauvin was "justified."
"I think it's justified based on – look, our children are watching, they're not only watching, they're listening. They saw what happened, his pain and his knee on a man's neck up against the curb for nine minutes. I don't know what else, what other conclusion could be reached," Biden told Lemon.
Earlier on Friday, Biden said he spoke with Floyd's family, US News & World Report reported.
In an address from his home, Biden called on people to stand up for African Americans and addressed what he called the "open wound" and "original sin" of racism in America.
"Every day, African Americans go about their lives with constant anxiety and trauma, wondering – who will be next? Imagine if every time your husband or son, wife or daughter, left the house, you feared for their safety from bad actors and bad police," Biden said.
The former vice president also called for police reform.
"We need real police reform, to hold cops to a higher standard that so many of them actually meet, that holds bad cops accountable and repairs relationships between law enforcement and the community they're sworn to protect," Biden said according to CNN .
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter also imposed a curfew starting on Friday, however, journalists are exempt.
The curfew in St. Paul begins at 8 p.m. local time on Friday and exempts the media and workers returning home from work.
"I have signed an emergency order, declaring a state of local emergency around this situation in St. Paul right now, and also establishing a citywide curfew that will start at 8 o'clock p.m. tonight and then we'll continue until 6 a.m. tomorrow morning," Carter said according to CNN.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey put a curfew in place on Friday, and it doesn't exempt journalists.
Frey's curfew begins at 8 p.m. on Friday.
The curfew, which bans people from all public streets, sidewalks, and places, lasts until 6 a.m. Saturday, then goes into effect again from 8 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday, according to the resolution .
Healthcare workers, law enforcement officers, homeless people, and people seeking "exempt care" and fleeing danger are exempt from the curfew. Journalists, however, are not, despite a CNN journalist being arrested on air in the city early Friday morning .
Those who violate the curfew could face 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine.
Floyd's family called Chauvin being charged "a welcome but overdue step on the road to justice," and called for a first-degree murder charge.
Floyd's family issued a statement following news of Chauvin being charged, calling for more serious charges.
"The arrest of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the brutal killing of George Floyd is a welcome but overdue step on the road to justice. We expected a first-degree murder charge. We want a first-degree murder charge," the family said through their attorney, Ben Crump . "And we want to see the other officers arrested. We call on authorities to revise these charges to reflect the true culpability of this officer. The pain that the black community feels over this murder and what it reflects about the treatment of black people in America is raw and is spilling out on to the streets across America."
The family called on Minneapolis and cities across the US to change their policies and trainings to help deaths like Floyd's never happen again. The also called for other officers to be charged.
"For four officers to inflict this kind of unnecessary, lethal force — or watch it happen — despite outcry from witnesses who were recording the violence — demonstrates a breakdown in training and policy by way of the city," the family said. "We fully expect to see other officers who did nothing to protect the life of George Floyd to be arrested and charged soon."
Derek Chauvin, the police officer who was seen kneeling on George Floyd's neck, has been taken into custody and charged with third-degree murder.
Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who was seen on video putting his knee on George Floyd's neck before he died, has been taken into custody by Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension .
Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the case, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said in a press conference on Friday afternoon.
"This is by far the fastest we've ever charged a police officer," Freeman said, adding that it usually takes around nine months.
No other police officers are in custody. Freeman said he wasn't going to comment on the three other officers' situations, but said they could face charges.
Chauvin had been with the Minneapolis Police Department for 19 years until he was fired earlier this week.
Attorney General William Barr announced on Friday that the Department of Justice would be launching an independent investigation into Floyd's death.
Barr said in a statement on Friday that the Department of Justice is conducting an independent investigation into Floyd's death, to determine whether or not any civil rights laws were violated.
"The video images of the incident that ended with death of Mr. Floyd, while in custody of Minneapolis police officers, were harrowing to watch and deeply disturbing," he said in a statement.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the officers involved in Floyd's death "look pretty darn guilty."
McConnell spoke about Floyd's death during an interview with CNN on Friday, in which he said "if you see what happened, [they] look pretty darn guilty."
"These events, which the facts around them are pretty obvious are absolutely horrendous, and you can understand the outrage and reaction to witnessing events like this," he told CNN. "They need to be thoroughly investigated. And if prosecution is appropriate and I'm sure sounds looking at both these cases like that would be the case. Justice needs to be done. I've always been a supporter of demonstrations, but they need to be peaceful. And this senseless violence in reaction to this is not helpful to anyone and I hope it will stop."
While calling for justice for Floyd, McConnell also called for protesters in Minneapolis to stop looting.
"I think what's happening in Louisville and Minneapolis really needs to stop. This senseless violence in reaction to this is not helpful. But you can certainly understand the outrage," McConnell said. "I mean, you can certainly understand the outrage. But it's not made better by engaging in random acts of violence."
Former President Barack Obama called on the US to "be better" after Floyd's death.
Former President Barak Obama said the US 'can and must be better' after Floyd's death.
Obama issued a statement on Twitter on Friday , in which he said he and friends feel "anguish" over the incident.
He said while many wish for life to "just get back to normal" during the pandemic, "normal" isn't the same for everyone.
"But we have to remember that for millions of Americans, being treated differently on account of race is tragically, painfully, maddeningly 'normal' — whether it's while dealing with the health care system, or interacting with the criminal justice system or jogging down the street, or just watching birds in a park," Obama wrote.
He said deaths like Floyd's "shouldn't be 'normal' in 2020 America."
"It can't be 'normal.' If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives up to its highest ideals, we can and must be better," he said.
Obama said the responsibility falls on officials in Minnesota to bring justice to Floyd, but it's on everyone else to create a 'new normal."
"It falls on all of us, regardless of our rave or station — including the majority of men and woman in law enforcement who take pride in doing their tough job the right way, every day — to work together to create a 'new normal' in which the legacy of our bigotry and unequal treatment no longer infects our institutions or our hearts."
On Friday morning, Minnesota's Attorney General Kieth Ellison called Floyd's death "intolerable, absolutely unacceptable", and said he expects charges against the officers involved.
Ellison said during a press conference on Friday that he anticipates charges will be brought against the police officers involved in Floyd's death.
He also said Minnesota officials are looking to form a group "on preventing and reducing deadly force encounters with police."
He said Floyd's death was "intolerable, absolutely unacceptable," and that culture "must change."
"We are not just going to fix the windows and sweep up the glass," he said. "We're going to fix a broken, shattered society that leaves so many people behind based on their historical legacy of being in bondage and servitude, then second-class citizenship, and now fraught with disparities from everything from incarceration to housing to wages to everything else."
Governor Tim Walz said the protests were the result of "generations of pain, of anguish" over police brutality and racial issues.
"The ashes are symbolic of decades and generations of pain and anguish, and now generations of pain is manifesting itself in front of the world," Walz said during a press conference on Friday . "And the world is watching."
Walz also said justice against the officers who arrested Floyd will be "swift."
"It is my expectation that justice for the officers involved in this will be swift, that it will come in a timely manner, that it will be fair. That is what we've asked for. I have been in contact with Hennepin County attorney, and I am confident that those very things I just said will happen," Walz said.
St. Paul Police said on Friday that more than 170 businesses were looted or damaged during protests in their city on Thursday.
Police in St. Paul, Minnesota's capital and known as part of the "Twin Cities" with Minneapolis, said more than 170 businesses were looted or damaged during demonstrations on Thursday night held to protest Floyd's death.
Police said multiple fires were also set as large crowds gathered in the city.
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said "the anger, the anguish, the sadness, the rage that we're seeing in the community, it's understandable," according to the Pioneer Press .
"I think it's shared by a whole lot of people throughout humanity right now who have looked at that video (of Floyd) and just said, 'That doesn't feel like the kind of community, the kind of state, the kind of city, the kind of country, the kind of world that I want to live in,'" he said.
Early Friday morning, CNN reporter Omar Jimenez was taken into custody live on air while reporting on the violence.
It's unclear why Jimenez, who is black, was handcuffed by police . He was taken into custody despite identifying himself as a journalist.
He was released approximately an hour later:
Gov. Tim Walz also apologized to CNN for the arrest.
"There is absolutely no reason something like this should happen. Calls were made immediately. This is a very public apology to that team. It should not happen and I want to be clear for those of you listening," Walz said.
He said he took "full responsibility" for the incident, which he called "unacceptable."
"The protection and security and safety of the journalists covering this is a top priority. Not because it's a nice thing to do. Because it is a key component of how we fix this," Walz said.
The Minneapolis fire chief gave an update to reporters early Friday morning, saying the police precinct was still burning.
Minneapolis Fire Chief John Fruetel told CNN's Don Lemon that the department had put out multiple structure fires over the past few nights of protests.
He said they may go in and try to put out the fire at the precinct, but that the "number one priority" was to keep firefighters safe.
"We've had different projectiles swung at us the last two nights," he told CNN.
"We had rocks thrown at us at the last scene," he continued. "We have to consider the safety of the firefighters in those areas so we're being cautious."
It's unclear whether the police precinct fire was still ablaze early Friday morning.
Footage also showed people gathered around a car that had been set on fire in the parking lot of a nearby Target.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey held a press conference at 1:45 a.m. local time Friday, calling the looting and destruction "unacceptable."
"What we have seen over the past several hours and the past couple of nights in terms of looting is unacceptable," Frey said. "Our communities cannot and will not tolerate it."
"These are community institutions that we need," he continued. "These are banks that people rely on to get cash. Grocery stores that people rely on to get food. These are pharmacies people rely on to get medicine."
Frey also asked residents to clear the area.
Besides fires and looting, there were other reports of violence on Thursday — including a shooting at a nearby Walgreen's Pharmacy.
According to WCCO , the Walgreen's was located just down the street from the 3rd Police Precinct.
Protesters broke into the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct around 10 p.m. on Thursday and set the building on fire.
The precinct was evacuated at 10 p.m. local time, WCCO reported .
"Protesters forcibly entered the building and have ignited several fires," a police statement said.
Footage shows the building on fire:
According to CNN, police set up a fence around the precinct earlier in the day, but thousands of protesters crowded around the building after the fence was pushed down.
"The precinct is on fire. We don't know where the police are," said CNN National Correspondent Sara Sidner on Thursday night. "The fire alarm is going on inside ... People are cheering and more fireworks are going off as the police precinct is burning."
As multiple fires blazed on Thursday, the city of Minneapolis warned residents of "unconfirmed reports" that gas lines were cut, which could result in explosions.
As of Friday morning, there have been no official reports confirming this.
The National Guard activated 500 soldiers to the Twin Cities and the surrounding region on Thursday.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz declared a "peacetime emergency" and signed an executive order on Thursday, activating the National Guard .
Walz said that "feelings of anguish, anger, and disillusionment are justified" in response to the death of Floyd.
But he said: "Unfortunately, some individuals have engaged in unlawful and dangerous activity, including arson, rioting, looting, and damaging public and private property," according to the order.
President Donald Trump weighed in on the protests on Thursday, calling the demonstrators "thugs" on Twitter.
In response to Trump's tweets , Frey said : "Weakness is refusing to take responsibility for your own actions. Weakness is pointing your finger at somebody else, during a time of crisis."
"Donald Trump knows nothing about the strength of Minneapolis. We are strong as hell. Is this a difficult time period? Yes. But you better be damn sure that we're going to get through this."
Seven people were shot during a protest in Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday night. One person is in critical condition.
Peaceful protests escalated in Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday night, CNN reported.
In a statement to Business Insider, the Louisville Metro Police Department said: " The situation downtown remains fluid and continues to evolve. What we can confirm for tonight is seven shooting victims, at least one of them is critical. "
LMPD says it made some arrests but did not provide any additional information at this time.
According to local news channel WDRB , the protesters were demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her home in Louisville during a police raid in March.
Protesters attempted to flip an LMPD prison transport vehicle before the shots were fired, WDBR reported. Protesters "blocked buses and disrupted traffic, and have thrown bottles at officers," CNN added.
The LMPD later said that no officers had fired their weapons, and the mayor called for peace.
"Understandably, emotions are high," Mayor Greg Fischer said on Facebook. "As Breonna's mother says, let's be peaceful as we work toward truth and justice."
A driver was accused of deliberately hitting a protester with a car in Denver on Thursday.
A graphic video of a protester getting hit by a vehicle that was pushing through a crowd of demonstrators was posted on Twitter.
The condition of the protester is not immediately known.
There were also reports of shots fired outside the Colorado State Capitol amid protests there.
It's not clear if anyone was injured, but protesters and lawmakers took shelter in the Capitol building after shots were fired .
One witness, who said he was at the capitol protesting over Floyd's death when shots were fired, said he and his friend "ran for our f---ing lives after the incident."
He warned others not to attend the protest in Denver, adding that "no one else needs to die."
Protests also broke out on Thursday in other cities around the country, with dozens of arrests made.
At least 70 people were arrested after protests turned violent in New York City on Thursday, according to the New York Post .
Dozens of protesters clashed with police while demonstrating and chanting: "No justice! No peace!" and "F--- the police."
Protests also escalated in Columbus, Ohio, and Phoenix, Arizona.
Stores were also set on fire in St. Paul on Thursday.
Local news station KTSP reported that a large fire started across the street from a Target in St. Paul as well as in front of several other businesses.
KMSP reported that St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter is requesting help from the National Guard to control the crowd, which according to Police Chief Todd Axtell are "moving up and down University Avenue using vehicles with removed license plates look to cause mayhem."
"For all of us who lament the death of Mr. Floyd, for all of us whose fathers, whose sons, whose nephews, whose selves that could have been, our demand has to be that we take this energy and channel it towards helping prevent something like that from ever happening again," Carter said in a statement.
Police officers in the city have also been attacked, according to a Thursday afternoon statement.
Protesters began to throw rocks, bottles, and even shopping carts at officers who were blocking the entrance to Midway Target, according to KMSP.
The Star Tribune reported that gunfire was heard at the intersection of University and Pascal streets in St. Paul. The outlet says at least one person was severely injured when a fight broke out among looters in the Midway district. In another altercation, a driver tried to mow down a pedestrian but missed and ended up hitting another vehicle.
Protests that began on Tuesday in Minneapolis continued on into Thursday, with widespread looting and multiple buildings set on fire.
Protests continued in Minneapolis on Thursday, and reporters on the scene said tension remained high.
"Cars torched, store shelves stripped. 8 p.m. in Minneapolis and it's still anarchy. Protesters say there will be more carnage tonight, demanding charges be laid over the death of #GeorgeFloyd," tweeted Ashlee Mullany, a reporter on the scene.
According to local news channel WCCO , protesters demanded the arrest of the four officers involved in Floyd's death. They have been fired, but have faced no charges.
On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee said the Justice Department should look into whether Floyd's death was part of a "pattern or practice of unconstitutional conduct" by Minneapolis police.
Source: Washington Post
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden also responded to Floyd's death, saying: "Everyday African Americans go about their lives with constant anxiety and trauma of wondering, 'Will I be next?' Sounds like an exaggeration but it's not."
"These tragedies, these injustices, cut at the very what of our most sacred of beliefs: that all Americans, equal in rights and in dignity, are part of an ingrained systemic cycle of racism and oppression that [run] throughout every party of our society," Biden said at a virtual fundraiser hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois.
"If we're not committed as a nation," he added, "with every ounce of purpose in our beings, not just to bind up this wound in hope that somehow the scab once again will cover things over — but to treat the underlying injury — we're never going to eventually heal."
Floyd's family said through their attorney on Thursday that they will be getting an independent autopsy conducted.
The family's attorney, Benjamin Crump, told CNN that they want to do their own autopsy because "they do not trust … the city of Minneapolis."
Minnesota's state health commissioner warned on Thursday that the protests could lead to a surge in coronavirus cases.
Jan Malcolm said Thursday that she understood why people are demonstrating, but asked them to remain cautious when gathering to help prevent the spread of the disease.
"People are moved to want to speak and to want to gather in solidarity and in protest, and we certainly honor and respect that right," Malcolm said, according to the Star Tribune .
"As we know, large gatherings do pose a risk in any epidemic, but certainly where we stand today with the state of COVID-19 spread in our community. Knowing that we have community spread, we just want to again encourage folks who gather to be mindful of the risk."
On Thursday, the state had a fifth-straight day of declining new coronavirus cases, but hospitalization rates remain high.
Protesters told Business Insider on Thursday why they felt it was important to protest Floyd's death, despite the threat of spreading the virus.
"The city has a knee on their neck," said Sam Pree-Gonzalez, executive project director for the Association for Black Economic Power. "Now the tables have turned, and COVID exposed a lot of disparities. This [death] has clearly exposed even further disparities."
Among the stores that was looted in Minneapolis on Wednesday was a Target store. In response, Target closed 24 stores in the state.
Target said it is closing 10 locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul, as well as 14 more in nearby areas, "until further notice."
"We are heartbroken by the death of George Floyd and the pain it is causing our community," Target said in a statement, according to the Star Tribune .
"At this time, we have made the decision to close a number of our stores until further notice. Our focus will remain on our team members' safety and helping our community heal."
All bus and light-rail services in the Twin Cities have been suspended for the weekend.
The announcement was made by Metro Transit Thursday night, according to the Star Tribune .
Metro Transit spokesman Howie Padilla did not attribute the closure to the violence directly, but said: "Obviously, we take into consideration whatever situations call for, and if we have to err on the side of public safety for riders and employees, we're going to do that."
Union Minneapolis Bus Drivers agreed on Thursday to refuse to transport police officers and arrested protesters demonstrating after Floyd's death.
Union bus drivers made the announcement on Thursday, according to a PayDay Report .
"We are willing to do what we can to ensure our labor is not used to help the Minneapolis Police Department shut down calls for justice," the petition reads . "For example, I am a bus driver with ATU 1005, and I urged people to call MetroTransit and the Governor the second I heard our buses and members were being organized to make mass arrests hours before the protests escalated."
There were protests in Minneapolis on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
While protesters clashed with police on Tuesday, things turned more violent on Wednesday — when looting began and an AutoZone store was set on fire.
On Wednesday KSTP reported that protesters threw bottles and rocks at police officers, who responded with rubber bullets, flash-bangs, and tear gas.
The Star Tribune said that "most of the violence stemmed from a large crowd that gathered outside Minneapolis' 3rd Precinct police headquarters."
A Target , an AutoZone, a tobacco store, a liquor store, a Cub Foods, and a Dollar Tree in the area were all looted, KSTP reported.
A man was also fatally shot outside a pawn shop amid the widespread looting on Wednesday.
Mayor Jacob Frey had asked protesters to go home on Wednesday.
"Please, Minneapolis, we cannot let tragedy beget more tragedy," he tweeted.
No charges have been filed against the four police officers involved in Floyd's arrest, but prosecutors said Thursday they continue to investigate.
People are now calling on the officers to be fired. The Hennepin County District Attorney is deciding whether to charge the officers in connection to Floyd's death.
"We are going to investigate it as expeditiously, as thoroughly and completely as justice demands," Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said during a Thursday evening news conference, according to the Star Tribune . "Sometimes that takes a little time. And we ask people to be patient."
On Tuesday, the four cops involved in Floyd's death were fired.
"This is the right call," Frey said of the firing in a tweet .
The FBI and state authorities are investigating Floyd's death .
"I believe what I saw, and what I saw was wrong at every level," Frey told a press conference, adding, "Being black in America should not be a death sentence."
George Floyd had died on Monday after a police officer kneeled on his neck.
A video showed a white police officer kneeling on Floyd's neck for several minutes on Monday.
In the video, Floyd, who was unarmed, pleaded for his life and said he couldn't breathe.
"Please, please, please, I can't breathe," Floyd can be heard saying. "Don't kill me."
"Relax," said the officer, whom local news outlets later identified as Derek Chauvin . Floyd can be seen ceasing to move in the video.
Police said an ambulance took him to the hospital, where he died that evening.
A statement from the Minneapolis Police Department said officers were responding to reports of an ongoing forgery and claimed Floyd was resisting arrest. However, new surveillance video raises the claims of resistance to arrest into question.
Minneapolis police released a transcript of the 911 call that led to the encounter with Floyd. Read it here.
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