Crowds of people protesting the death of George Floyd gathered in downtown Los Angeles and blocked the 101 Freeway Wednesday night. Floyd, an African American man from Minneapolis, died Monday whil…
Floyd, an African American man from Minneapolis, died Monday while in police custody. A video of the arrest went viral as it showed a police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck for several minutes. Floyd tells the officer that he can’t breathe in the video, but he continued to be held in that position and later died. The four officers involved in the incident were fired and face criminal charges for the death.
Large protests took place Wednesday night in Minneapolis and Los Angeles. Videos on social media show lines of people blocking both lanes of the 101 Freeway in L.A. and attacking police cruisers as they navigate the crowds.
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