Minneapolis to buy gas station at site of Floyd's killing
2 years ago

Minneapolis to buy gas station at site of Floyd's killing

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The city of Minneapolis has decided to buy the boarded-up Speedway gas station at the intersection where George Floyd was killed by police and turn it into a racial justice healing center and permanent memorial for the Black man. The City Council voted unanimously Thursday to purchase the gas station at the intersection now known as George Floyd Square. The area has become a protest site since Floyd was killed in May 2020, when white police officer Derek Chauvin used his knee to pin Floyd's neck to the pavement for 9 1/2 minutes as the 46-year-old Floyd gasped that he couldn’t breathe and went limp. Four former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted of various charges in connection with Floyd’s killing, including Chauvin, who was convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges last year and is serving 22 1/2 years in the state case.

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Businesses where George Floyd was killed sue Minneapolis, saying police are not protecting the area
1 year ago

Businesses where George Floyd was killed sue Minneapolis, saying police are not protecting the area

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Several stores at the location where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020 have sued the city, accusing it of neglecting the area and hurting business. The lawsuit, filed in mid-November in state court, also names Mayor Jacob Frey and other officials and accuses the city of not properly policing the area since Floyd’s death. “The …

Judge approves Minneapolis police reform deal forged after George Floyd's killing
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge approves Minneapolis police reform deal forged after George Floyd's killing

The Independent  

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Minneapolis and state agree to revamp policing post-Floyd
1 year, 8 months ago

Minneapolis and state agree to revamp policing post-Floyd

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights signed a “court-enforceable settlement agreement” Friday to revamp policing in the city where George Floyd was murdered by an officer nearly three years ago. Lucero said: “This agreement serves as a model for how cities, police departments and community members across the country can work together to …

Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and murder
2 years, 2 months ago

Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and murder

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City where George Floyd was killed struggles to recruit cops
2 years, 2 months ago

City where George Floyd was killed struggles to recruit cops

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Inside the Minneapolis Police Academy’s sprawling campus on the city’s north side, six people sat soberly and listened to a handful of officers and city officials make their pitch about joining an understaffed department that is synonymous with the murder of George Floyd. “Our city needs more police officers,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in August, while presenting …

Minneapolis to pay more than $700,000 to Floyd demonstrators
2 years, 2 months ago

Minneapolis to pay more than $700,000 to Floyd demonstrators

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Minneapolis will pay more than $700,000 to resolve complaints over excessive force by police during protests over the death of George Floyd. City council members on Thursday approved four separate settlements, with the largest award issued to a group of 11 Minnesotans and one Iowa resident. Their class action lawsuit in federal court accused Minneapolis …

Minneapolis renames intersection to honor George Floyd
2 years, 6 months ago

Minneapolis renames intersection to honor George Floyd

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The intersection where George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was renamed in his honor Wednesday, among a series of events to remember a man whose killing forced America to confront racial injustice. Floyd’s brother Terrence was among family members to attend as a commemorative street sign marked the corner of 38th Street and Chicago …

Timeline of events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
2 years, 11 months ago

Timeline of events since George Floyd’s arrest and death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25, 2020 — Minneapolis police officers respond to a call shortly after 8 p.m. about a possible counterfeit $20 bill being used at a corner grocery and encounter a Black man, later identified as George Floyd, …

Protests erupt after Black man shot by deputies in Minneapolis
3 years, 6 months ago

Protests erupt after Black man shot by deputies in Minneapolis

Al Jazeera  

On the same day authorities clear George Floyd Square, deputies shoot Black man during arrest. Minneapolis activists expect Friday protests to be raucous after a US Marshals Service task force fatally shot a man they were trying to arrest the same day city authorities attempted to clear the area where George Floyd was killed. The US Marshals Service does not …

Activists ‘hold space’ as Minneapolis reopens George Floyd Square
3 years, 6 months ago

Activists ‘hold space’ as Minneapolis reopens George Floyd Square

Al Jazeera  

Minneapolis work crews clear fateful intersection, but activists raise makeshift barriers and pledged to keep square open. Activists are calling for people to “hold space” at the intersection where George Floyd was murdered more than a year ago after Minneapolis work crews took down barricades that had stopped most vehicles on Thursday. City crews took less than four hours to …

Minneapolis’ George Floyd Square barriers removed by city, quickly replaced by activists
3 years, 6 months ago

Minneapolis’ George Floyd Square barriers removed by city, quickly replaced by activists

LA Times  

Crews on Thursday removed the concrete barriers that blocked traffic at a Minneapolis intersection where a memorial to George Floyd was assembled after his death last year, but community activists quickly put up makeshift barriers and resumed chanting the name of the Black man whose killing galvanized the racial justice movement. The intersection had been closed to traffic since Floyd’s …

Gunshots Fired Near Intersection Where George Floyd Died A Year Ago, One Hurt
3 years, 6 months ago

Gunshots Fired Near Intersection Where George Floyd Died A Year Ago, One Hurt

News 18  

Minneapolis police said they responded on Tuesday to reports of shots fired near the intersection where George Floyd died exactly a year ago, with one person suffering a gunshot wound that appeared not to be life-threatening. Officers responded to reports of gunfire sounds and a car fleeing the scene two blocks from what has become known as George Floyd square, …

Minneapolis rallies before anniversary of George Floyd killing
3 years, 7 months ago

Minneapolis rallies before anniversary of George Floyd killing

Al Jazeera  

Floyd’s killing on May 25 last year sparked mass protests and calls for end to police violence against Black people. “It’s getting real close to the day,” Bridgett Floyd told reporters earlier this week, as reported by Minneapolis NBC News affiliate KARE11. I’m glad we’re on the right path, but we must continue that path.” Last month, US President Joe …

Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
3 years, 8 months ago

Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25 — Minneapolis police officers respond to a call shortly after 8 p.m. about a possible counterfeit $20 bill being used at a corner grocery and encounter a Black man, later identified as George Floyd, who …

Death of George Floyd, trial of Derek Chauvin: Timeline of key events
3 years, 8 months ago

Death of George Floyd, trial of Derek Chauvin: Timeline of key events

LA Times  

A protest poster featuring an image of George Floyd is displayed during a demonstration in Minneapolis on May 27, 2020. George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, touched off a nationwide reckoning on race and led to the trial of ex-officer Derek Chauvin. Here’s a timeline of key events: May 25, 2020: Minneapolis police officers …

Maintaining a memorial at the scene of George Floyd’s death
3 years, 8 months ago

Maintaining a memorial at the scene of George Floyd’s death

LA Times  

The intersection where George Floyd died, home to a memorial, has been closed to traffic since his death. People gather outside Minneapolis’ Cup Foods, where George Floyd died in police custody, for Sunday’s rally. I think these police shootings and George Floyd and Breonna and Tamir and Philando are all modern-day lynchings.” Most impromptu memorials to police killings typically aren’t …

George Floyd death: Minneapolis authorities to pay family $27 million to settle lawsuit
3 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd death: Minneapolis authorities to pay family $27 million to settle lawsuit

Firstpost  

Minneapolis: The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay USD 27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, even as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial. Crump, in a prepared statement, said it was the largest pretrial civil rights settlement ever, and “sends a powerful …

Minneapolis agrees to pay $27m to George Floyd’s family
3 years, 9 months ago

Minneapolis agrees to pay $27m to George Floyd’s family

Al Jazeera  

The city council voted unanimously to settle the lawsuit brought by Floyd’s family following his death during an arrest last year. The Minneapolis, Minnesota city council voted unanimously on Friday to pay $27m to settle a lawsuit filed by George Floyd‘s family. Floyd’s sister Bridgett Floyd said in a statement that she and her family were “pleased that this part …

George Floyd settlement is largest yet for police killing
3 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd settlement is largest yet for police killing

Al Jazeera  

There have been six major financial settlements in wake of police killings of Black people since 2015. The $27m settlement made on Friday by the city of Minneapolis for the police killing of George Floyd is the largest won by the family of unarmed Black people killed by police since 2015. Floyd’s death triggered worldwide outrage and nationwide Black Lives …

Officer’s trial could reopen intersection where Floyd died
3 years, 9 months ago

Officer’s trial could reopen intersection where Floyd died

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — During a group’s recent meeting at the now-vacant Speedway gas station near where George Floyd died, children roasted marshmallows on a fire pit while adults discussed topics ranging from activism to snow removal. “Black joy is a form of protest,” said Marcia Howard, one of the group’s organizers, referencing plans for celebrating Arctic explorer Matthew Henson as part …

George Floyd: Judge orders one trial for four ex-cops, keeps case in Minneapolis
4 years, 1 month ago

George Floyd: Judge orders one trial for four ex-cops, keeps case in Minneapolis

CNN  

CNN — A Minneapolis judge on Thursday rejected a defense request for a change of venue in the trial of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death. He ruled that holding a single proceeding for the four officers would ensure that jurors understand “all of the evidence and the complete picture of Floyd’s death.” “And it would …

Minneapolis to name stretch of street for George Floyd
4 years, 3 months ago

Minneapolis to name stretch of street for George Floyd

India Today  

A stretch of a Minneapolis street that includes the place where George Floyd was killed will soon be named in his honor. Although the street will still be called Chicago Avenue, the city will refer to the blocks between 37th and 39th streets as George Perry Floyd Jr. Place, the Star Tribune reported. The City Council approved the naming Friday, …

George Floyd's family sues city of Minneapolis, four police officers accused of his murder
4 years, 5 months ago

George Floyd's family sues city of Minneapolis, four police officers accused of his murder

Firstpost  

The family’s lawyer said the lawsuit seeks to set a precedent “that makes it financially prohibitive for police to wrongfully kill marginalised people in the future” Minneapolis: George Floyd’s family filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd’s rights when they restrained him and that …

George Floyd family files lawsuit against Minneapolis, officers
4 years, 5 months ago

George Floyd family files lawsuit against Minneapolis, officers

Al Jazeera  

Lawyers seek an amount to be determined by a jury, hope it will be so costly as to stop future killings by police. George Floyd’s family has filed a lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd’s rights when they restrained him and the city allowed a culture …

George Floyd’s family files civil rights lawsuit calling killings by police a ‘public health crisis’
4 years, 5 months ago

George Floyd’s family files civil rights lawsuit calling killings by police a ‘public health crisis’

CNN  

CNN — Attorneys for the family of George Floyd filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the police officers involved in his death, calling the killing part of “a public health crisis” in Black America. “It was not just the knee of officer Derek Chauvin on George’s Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and …

In wake of George Floyd’s death, Minnesota governor proposes police reform
4 years, 6 months ago

In wake of George Floyd’s death, Minnesota governor proposes police reform

CNN  

CNN — Following weeks of protests over George Floyd’s death, Minnesota Gov. “The last three weeks have been some of the most tumultuous and painful in Minnesota’s history.” Walz was joined by House Speaker Melissa Hortman, Senate Minority Leader Susan Kent, and members of People of Color and Indigenous Caucus, who will propose legislation. Another proposal would ban “the use …

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