Hundreds march through downtown San Bernardino in George Floyd protest
Hundreds of chanting demonstrators marched through downtown San Bernardino on Sunday afternoon, May 31, to protest the arrest death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The march began outside City Hall and moved south on D Street to Rialto Avenue then west on Rialto, with a cacophony of blaring car horns that could be heard for blocks. The protesters chanted, “I can’t breathe!” and “Black lives matter!”
After protesting for about 15 minutes in front of the Department. of Homeland Security office in San Bernardino, where they chanted, “No justice, no peace! No racist police!” the demonstrators moved on.
A law enforcement helicopter circled over City Hall, but police presence on the ground was not significant, with just a few cruisers on the street in the marcher’s vicinity.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was taken into custody for Floyd’s death.
He was accused of kneeling on Floyd’s neck as Floyd pleaded with him about not being able to breathe. Floyd was pronounced dead a short while later. Chauvin and three other officers, who were involved in the arrest, were fired from the police department after a video of the arrest was circulated.
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The Associated Press contributed to this story
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