MINNEAPOLIS-(MaraviPost)-Police dressed in riot gear struggled to dispense massive crowds which gathered in the city on Tuesday evening demanding justice after an African American man, George Floyd, who was killed by a white police officer.
Reports indicated that the 46-year-old man was violently arrested for suspicion of use of forgery cheque at a grocery store in the area before he was apprehended by an officer who knelt on his neck which made him experience difficulties in breathing.
According to CBS, the deceased pleaded for his life while laying on the ground during an arrest but the police officer who was holding him didn’t let him up for more than seven minute.
He was pronounced dead hours later after taken to Hennepin County Medical Center.
In recent years, the City has been center for protests against police killings of black men but the recent vigil was one of the largest the metro area has seen.
Commenting on the matter, the Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Frey has apologized to Floyd’s family and at least three officers have been relieved from duty following the incident.
Meanwhile, FBI and authorities in Minnesota have launched an investigation into the matter.