George Floyd’s Death Stokes Calls For Minneapolis Officers To Be Charged

A makeshift memorial, seen Tuesday, has grown near where George Floyd died while in the custody of Minneapolis police. Mourners have been visiting the site with flowers, signs and balloons in the black man’s memory.

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Updated at 2:20 p.m. ET

Just one day after the death of a black man whose arrest was recorded and posted on social media by a passerby, Minneapolis is grappling with a fallout that has spread beyond city limits.

The disturbing video of the Monday night incident — during which a white officer’s knee was planted firmly on Floyd’s neck and his desperate calls for help were ignored — has prompted protests in the city and demands for charges for the officers involved.