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George Floyd, the Houston native who was effectively murdered by Minneapolis police earlier this week, was in the front of the minds of those who gathered to protest his senseless death.
While an official tally of gatherers is largely unknown, thousands, or at the very least, hundreds, took to the streets of South Minneapolis as they met at a memorial site for Floyd.
Known as “Big Floyd” by family and friends, the restaurant security guard and family man was targeted by police after allegedly attempting to use a counterfeit bill at a store.
Minnesota state representative Sydney Jordan took to Twitter to decry the police response to the George Floyd protest in relation to the much quieter response given to armed individuals with some sharing imagery popular with right-wing extremists.
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Crowds Gather In Minneapolis To Protest Murder Of George Floyd, Tear Gas Deployed By Cops
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