MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Gov. Tim Walz received a phone call on Sunday from famous wrapper JayZ, regarding justice for George Floyd’s death that sparked protests, rioting and outcry across the city and nation this week.
Walz revealed some of their conversation, noting that JayZ said, “Justice needs to be served here. Justice needs to be served.”
“It was so incredibly human. It wasn’t JayZ international celebrity, it was a dad and quite honestly a black man with visceral pain that he knew,” Walz said.
Walz has asked Minnesotans to connect with their neighbors today to find peace. He wants to show the world how Minnesota responds to crisis.
Walz says JayZ called him about George Floyd killing: “It was so incredibly human. It wasn’t JayZ international celebrity. It was a Dad and quite honestly a black man who with visceral pain that he knew.”
— Patrick Kessler (@PatKessler) May 31, 2020
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Four days after George Floyd’s fatal arrest, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was arrested. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced he had been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.
Walz: I would like to see the three other officers charged in George Floyd case, which he describes as “murder”.
— Patrick Kessler (@PatKessler) May 31, 2020
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Walz now says he’d like to see the other three officers charged in George Floyd’s case.
Walz and other leaders are characterizing what happened to George Floyd as “murder” by police. He says he needs to call things as they are, but worries about damaging the legal case.
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Source: CBS Minnesota
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