Now, the FBI and state authorities are already investigating his death as advocates – including city officials like the city’s mayor Jacob Frey – call for a quick resolution.
*Warning: The video below contains images some may find disturbing*
The incident seen above occurred after police responded to a report of a “forgery in progress” on Monday (May 25). The man reportedly resisted arrest, which led to his subduing and eventually his death.
As cries for the officers’ termination and prosecution increased, Frey took to a press conference to respond:
“Being black in America should not be a death sentence,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said during a news conference Tuesday. “For five minutes, we watched as a white officer pressed his knee to the neck of a black man. For five minutes. When you hear someone calling for help, you are supposed to help. This officer failed in the most basic human sense.”
The officers involved, who have not been publicly identified, were placed on paid administrative leave (according to the city’s chief of police).
USA is the worst western democratic country. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
girl… I live in Brazil. prior to 2018 I would disagree but not debate your statement; however, now I must say we are RUNNING to snatch that title from y’all. #FuckBolsonaro
You haven’t even lived anywhere else. Stop
“Now, the FBI and state authorities are already investigating his death as advocates – including city officials like the city’s mayor Jacob Frey – call for a quick resolution.”
this pisses me off so much. police brutality against people of color been a problem for decades but now that law enforcement can be exposed on social media the authorities wanna play dumb. YOU KNEW! show the receipts of what you actually did to change this situation
Wow… this hurts. Like what do we do at this point, no one one will help us
We have to keep recording them each and every time that they approach us. It won’t stop until they see they will be exposed each and every time. It’s scary. But we have to keep filming these people or they’ll keep knocking us off for doing nothing
Just shameful. When will people realize POC are not standing for this treatment anymore! Anytime a POC is pulled over it stopped, someone starts recording. You’re always on candid camera! Act with some sense! Stupid. Praying for this mans family. An unnecessary tragedy
The officers were placed on paid leave?! They should’ve been fired immediately!!
They killed him, he died on the streets right there the monster used his knee and killed him, he didn’t die at no hospital he died right there on the street.
RIP. Bless the white bystanders.
First of all if u making an arrest, how the f*** can you kneel on a person’s neck 🤔.. that police not only need to be fired but also pay for that man’s death ….ridiculous!!