Black man dies memorial service in the U.S.
In the United States, silent memorial services were held in various places at a memorial service for a black man who had been killed by a white police officer. Meanwhile, police response and protests against racial discrimination continued throughout the United States, and it is unlikely that it will converge even after the four police officers at the scene of the incident were prosecuted.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, a memorial service for a black man, George Floyd, who died after being pressed by a white police officer on the 4th, was held at a university worship facility, including the bereaved family and black leader Jackson. Hundreds of people participated.
Participants quietly turned their hands to the flowers, and one of the bereaved families complained, "I need justice for him."
Also, in the US Congress in Washington, the opposition and Democratic senators gathered, and all were silent for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, according to the length of time Floyd had been suppressed by a white police officer. ..
As the protests spread across the United States following the incident, the Minnesota judicial authority suspected of murdering three police officers at the scene on the 3rd, in addition to the police officers who held Floyd down. Prosecuted with.
However, protests continued throughout the United States, including New York and Los Angeles on the 4th, and it is not expected that the protest will subside.
According to American media, the memorial service will move to Floyd's hometown of North Carolina on the 6th and a funeral will be held on the 8th in Texas, where he spent most of his 46-year life.