The protest, hosted by Black Lives Matter Minnesota, will take place outside the Cup Foods supermarket in Minneapolis, according to a Facebook group.
The protest is set to begin at 5 p.m. CT, and over 3,000 people have said they will attend as of 1:49 p.m. ET.
According to Minneapolis police, the encounter began on Monday night, when police were called to the 3700 block of Chicago Avenue South for a man, later identified as Floyd by his family's attorney, attempting to use forged documents at a Cup Foods supermarket. When police arrived at the scene, they found Floyd in his car. According to police, Floyd appeared intoxicated and was ordered to get out of his vehicle.
A man holds a 'Stop Killing Black People"" placard while protesting near the area where a Minneapolis Police Department officer allegedly killed George Floyd, on May 26, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Despite the statement issued by the police, the Facebook group planning the protest wrote that"the truth is that MPD officers caused the medical distress and death of the victim through their inhumane actions.
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