Reverend Al Sharpton was scheduled to deliver the eulogy.
On Thursday, a memorial service was scheduled at 1 p.m. Thousands are expected to attend three separate memorial services that will honor Floyd’s life. “A portion of these funds will also go to the Estate of George Floyd for the benefit and care of his children and their educational fund.” “This fund is established to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging and travel for all court proceedings, and to assist our family in the days to come as we continue to seek justice for George,” the sister said. Those officers would continue to brutalize my brother until he died. “As some officers knelt on his neck, other officers participated and watch-Įd no one took any action to save my brother’s life. What we saw on that tape left us shell shocked a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling directly on my brother’s neck, obstructing his ability to breathe. On his GoFundMe page, his sister Philonise wrote “My family and I watched in absolute horror as the now infamous and horrifying video began to spread quickly throughout social media. The facility holds up to 473 inmates and “is the highest custody level” in the state’s correctional department. This week, the family’s attorney released an independent autopsy report that concluded Floyd died from mechanical asphyxia and the manner of death was homicide.Īs of Sunday, May 31, Chauvin was behind bars at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Oak Park Heights, roughly 25 miles east of Minneapolis. Ellison also raised the third-degree murder charge against fired Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder and manslaughter.Īt the governor’s request, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison took over the prosecution from Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman. Kueng and Tou Thao are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. The now fired police officers Thomas Lane, J. At Crusader press time the Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced charges against the other three police officers involved in the arrest and subsequent death of George Floyd. The remaining three officers who watched Chauvin but did not stop him were also fired, but not charged.
Floyd cried out that he couldn’t breathe and fell unconscious as Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd’s neck for three minutes while the man was unresponsive.īefore the arrest, police responded to a 911 call saying Floyd tried to purchase items with a counterfeit $20 bill at Cup Foods.ĭays after Floyd’s death, Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder. The Minnesota Freedom Fund, which pays bail for those who cannot afford it and received online support from some celebrities, took in a whopping $20 million in a matter of days - so much that its website was now encouraging donors to give elsewhere.įloyd died on May 25 after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pinned him to the ground with his knee press on his neck for nearly nine minutes. The mass protests across the country in recent days in response to the death of George Floyd have also inspired people, charitable groups, community bail funds and Democratic candidates. The page’s goal of $1.5 million was easily surpassed thanks to more than 391,000 donors who contributed a total of $10 million-plus as of early Tuesday afternoon. The campaign was started by Floyd’s brother, Philonise, and has attracted more than 425,000 donors as of June 2. With protests around the world, the amount continues to grow at a rapid pace. A GoFundMe page for George Floyd has raised more than $11 million in just five days.