A minneapolis autozone near the area where protesters reportedly looted nearby businesses has been set on fire wednesday evening as demonstrators take to the streets over the death of george floyd who died monday after a police officer put his knee on his neck while detaining him according to reports. Thousands of americans gathered in cities across the us on saturday continuing a second week of demonstrations against police brutality and racism in the wake of the killing of george floyd by a. Benjamin crump an attorney for the floyd family disclosed on tuesday during an interview with team roc the philanthropic arm of jay z s business empire that biden would be.
Former vice president joe biden will reportedly attend the funeral of george floyd the minneapolis man whose death in police custody has sparked nationwide protests. Biden s campaign shared an image of the. Joe biden spoke with people at a george floyd protest site on sunday and then met with a group of community leaders at a delaware church on monday morning.
Presumptive democratic presidential nominee joe biden says george floyd s death was not an isolated incident but a part of an ingrained systemic cycle of. Biden addresses george floyd s death. Will be buried tuesday in his hometown of houston and democratic party presidential candidate joe biden will pay his respects to floyd and condole with his family the day before.
Joe biden to visit with family of george floyd on monday democratic presidential candidate former vice president joe biden visits bethel ame church in wilmington del on june 1 2020 andrew. In the footage a photo of biden kneeling while meeting with black leaders at the bethel african methodist episcopal church in wilmington delware his home state was superimposed with violent scenes from george floyd protests. In the trump campaign ad released on wednesday an image of mr biden kneeling is superimposed over violent scenes from recent protests following the death of george floyd.
The turbulence sparked by the death of george floyd a black man who died after being pinned under the knee of a white. Protests over the death of george floyd continue to rock the country.
