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Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter in the death of Floyd on May 25, 2020. He is expected to be sentenced in the coming weeks.
Floyd’s death last year sparked global protests over systemic racism and police brutality. Some of the demonstrations turned violent, including in Seattle, with demonstrators setting police cars on fire and damaging downtown businesses.
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Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter in the death of Floyd on May 25, 2020. He is expected to be sentenced in the coming weeks.
Floyd’s death last year sparked global protests over systemic racism and police brutality. Some of the demonstrations turned violent, including in Seattle, with demonstrators setting police cars on fire and damaging downtown businesses.
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A crowd gathers at People s Park on Sunday, February 28, 2021, following a silent march ahead of the one-year mark of the Tacoma police killing of 33-year-old Manuel Ellis who said, I can t breathe, sir, before he died, on Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Tacoma. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
One year ago, Tacoma police killed Manuel Ellis. A silent march honored him By
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A silent march led by religious leaders took place on Sunday in Tacomaâs Hilltop neighborhood, to honor Manuel Ellis ahead of the one-year anniversary of his killing by Tacoma police on March 3, 2020.
Ellis, 33, was a Black man, musician, and father of two.
Craig Sailor: Relatives, community leaders call for justice for man who died in Tacoma police custody
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 2/26/2021 Craig Sailor, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Feb. 26 March 3 marks one year since Tacoma resident Manual Ellis died while in the custody of Tacoma police officers, and his family and supporters are not letting it pass without a public march and call for justice.
That was the message delivered by their attorney, church leaders, Tacoma s mayor and community activists at a Thursday afternoon press conference. Manuel Ellis died in the hands of Tacoma police officers and foretold his imminent death with the same words spoken by George Floyd and before him, Eric Garner, and so many other nameless persons that we don t know who said, I can t breathe, said the Rev. Leslie Braxton, pastor of New Beginnings Christian Fellowship.