'They killed him': Sister of Minneapolis black man who died after arrest calls for justice

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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The sister of an African-American man who died shortly after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down with a knee to the neck called for justice on Wednesday (May 27), saying the firing of four policemen over the deadly incident was not enough.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - The sister of an African-American man who died shortly after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down with a knee to the neck called for justice on Wednesday , saying the firing of four policemen over the deadly incident was not enough.

"They murdered my brother. They killed him. They need to apply more pressure on these guys. Firing them is not enough," Bridgett Floyd told ABC's Good Morning America. The gathering took an unruly turn around dusk as police in riot gear fired tear gas and non-lethal bean-bag rounds into the crowds, while protesters hurled water bottles and other projectiles, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.

Attorney Benjamin Crump, retained by Floyd's family, called for peaceful protests and social distancing during rallies and demonstrations.

 

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