Floyd’s death sparked protests worldwide, including several nights of violence in Minneapolis. Demonstrators also gathered in Minneapolis this week to protest after Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot multiple times by police in Wisconsin on Sunday, leaving him paralyzed. Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said Floyd’s death has changed the way people respond to police incidents. Tanzil Sallahudiin, 22, a Black man from Minneapolis, who was taking photos downtown, said it was sad to see buildings broken into because some people couldn’t get their facts straight. Minneapolis City Council Member Jeremiah Ellison, a leader of the effort to overhaul the police force following Floyd's death, called for understanding about why the violence broke out.

Source: ABC News August 27, 2020 16:13 UTC