George Floyd's death was not the first involving Minneapolis police, deepening mistrust between law enforcement and the black community.
MINNEAPOLIS – Bernard Miles has lived in the Powderhorn neighborhood for 30 years and at age 50 said he still fears harassment and aggression from the Police Department. He was referring to the incident Monday, when Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck as the 46-year-old black man gasped for air and said he couldn't breathe.
Clifford Tyson, 43, grew up in Powderhorn but moved because of violence in the streets and from officers. He recalls a time a time as a teenager when he was hanging out near the Cup Foods with a group of friends with officers approached them saying they were loitering. The year before, the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark, 24, by Minneapolis officers responding to a paramedic call led to a protest occupying the area around the department’s 4th Precinct. After the officers were cleared of wrongdoing, Bob Kroll, head of the city's police union, called Black Lives Matter a"terrorist organization," according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
In 2002, Christopher Burns was killed when two officers used an authorized chokehold on the 44-year-old, the Star Tribune reported. A 'vibrant' black communityWednesday, more than 50 people milled outside Cup Foods at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, the site of Floyd's arrest. Some solemnly held signs, others made speeches. The police responded Monday to an employee at Cup Foods allegedly receiving a counterfeit $20 bill.
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