Reaction to protests in Minneapolis after death of George Floyd

Demonstrations over the death of George Floyd turned destructive Wednesday night, with fires, looting and a shooting death that is under investigation. 

Floyd, a black man, told officers he couldn’t breathe as a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck Monday night. He later died and four officers have been fired.

MPR News host Kerri Miller talked about the crisis with a panel of journalists, officials and researchers who study the relationship between police and black communities.

Guests: 

• Tim Nelson is a general assignment reporter for MPR News.

• Brandt Williams is a reporter for MPR News.

• Nekima Levy Armstrong is a civil rights attorney and executive director of the Wayfinder Foundation.

• Seth Stoughton is a former police officer and professor of law at the University of South Carolina and co-author of the book “Evaluating Police Uses of Force.”

• Duane T. Loynes Sr. is an assistant professor of urban studies and Africana studies at Rhodes College.

• Jeremiah Ellison is a Minneapolis City Council member representing the 5th Ward.

To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.

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