Minneapolis mayor calls for police officer to be charged in death of George Floyd
27 May 2020 - 23:36
Minneapolis — Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday called on prosecutors to file criminal charges against a white police officer caught on a bystander's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man who later died at a hospital.
The officer along with three others involved in the apprehension of George Floyd were dismissed from the police force on Tuesday, the day after the deadly incident unfolded in Minnesota's largest city...
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