A St. Paul man is facing a federal charge for his alleged involvement in the looting and destruction of the Minneapolis Police Department Third Precinct Headquarters.
The protests over his death also speak to years of systemic racism, well-documented prior instances of police brutality going back decades, and repeated calls for action falling on deaf ears of elected officials.
The attorney representing the family of George Floyd issued a statement this afternoon indicating Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will be announcing the arrests of the three other officers who participated in the arrest that led to the 46-year-old man's death last week in Minneapolis.
It was an unannounced visit Wednesday morning when Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz stopped at the site in Minneapolis that has become a memorial to George Floyd.