George Floyd's body will return to his native town
31 May, 2020
The mayor of Houston said Saturday that your body of George Floyd, whose death after a Minneapolis officer pressed a knee on his neck during an arrest has sparked protests across the U.S, will be time for the town where he was raised.
Floyd was a Houston native before moving to Minnesota. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said at a news conference that Floyd’s body will be returning to Houston but provided no additional details. His family has not announced funeral plans.
“This can be a same city that George Floyd was raised in. And his body will be time for this city,” Turner said. “So the focus must be on supporting and uplifting this family.”
Turner spoke alongside Houston Police Chief Art Acevdeo, who said his department had arrested more than 130 persons since protests commenced Friday in the nation’s fourth-largest city.
Floyd, 46, was raised in Houston’s Third Ward, among the city’s predominantly black neighborhoods. At 6 feet, 6 inches, Floyd emerged as a star tight end for Jack Yates SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL and played in the 1992 state championship game in the Houston Astrodome. Yates lost to Temple, 38-20.
Floyd’s death Monday and other police killings of black men have fueled tense demonstrations nationwide.
The white officer who held his knee to Floyd’s neck as he begged for air was arrested Friday and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. But many protesters are demanding the arrests of the three other officers involved.
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