The noontime protest Wednesday was peaceful, with demonstrators chanting and lifting signs.
Protesters gathered again Wednesday at the south Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd lost consciousness while a city police officer pinned him down and pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck for several minutes, CBS Minnesota reports.
Dozens of people blocked traffic midday at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street, where police were recorded Monday evening pinning Floyd to the pavement as he repeatedly told them he couldn’t breathe. Floyd,46, was pronounced dead at a hospital shortly thereafter.
The noontime protest Wednesday was peaceful, with demonstrators chanting and lifting signs. On Tuesday afternoon, thousands had gathered at the same intersection.
