{"id":15049,"date":"2020-06-09T12:14:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T07:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=15049"},"modified":"2020-06-09T12:14:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T07:14:44","slug":"george-floyds-public-viewing-held-in-houston-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/15049","title":{"rendered":"George Floyd’s public viewing held in Houston, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANKARA\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hundreds of mourners gathered Monday in Houston, Texas for George Floyd’s final public viewing, two weeks after he was killed in police custody.<\/p>\n

A six-hour service is ongoing at the Fountain of Praise Church in Houston, where Floyd was raised.<\/p>\n

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee were among those who attended to pay their last respects.<\/p>\n

“This is the most horrific tragedy I have ever personally observed. But George Floyd is going to change the arc of the future of the United States,” Abbott told reporters outside the church.<\/p>\n

“George Floyd has not died in vain. His life will be a living legacy about the way that America and Texas respond to this tragedy.”<\/p>\n

Abbott stressed that he is committed to working with Floyd’s family to ensure that nothing like this ever occurs in the state of Texas.<\/p>\n

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee heading into November’s polls, also met with Floyd\u2019s family in Houston for more than an hour.<\/p>\n

“He listened, heard their pain, and shared in their woe,” the Floyd family\u2019s attorney, Benjamin Crump, said on Twitter. “That compassion meant the world to this grieving family.”<\/p>\n

Floyd, 46, an unarmed black man, died after being pinned down by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, as he was being arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25 after reportedly attempting to use a counterfeit $20 bill at a local store.<\/p>\n

His last words, “I can’t breathe,” became a slogan for worldwide protests.<\/p>\n

An independent autopsy found that Floyd was killed by “asphyxiation from sustained pressure.”<\/p>\n

His death has prompted largely peaceful mass demonstrations that have continued across the US, though some have devolved into violence and looting.<\/p>\n

Chauvin made his initial court appearance Monday on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter.<\/p>\n

Judge Jeannice Reding set his bail at $1 million with conditions or $1.25 million without them. The conditions reportedly cover a wide set of activities including requiring the former officer to appear at all additional court sessions, not working in security or law enforcement and not being in possession of a firearm.<\/p>\n

Chauvin is next expected in court on June 29.<\/p>\n

Three other officers at the scene when Floyd was arrested — Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane — were charged with aiding and abetting.<\/p>\n

Floyd’s high school will hold a vigil tonight at 8:30 p.m. (0400 GMT), according to a statement posted by the Jack Yates National Alumni Association on Facebook.<\/p>\n

His funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. (1600 GMT) Tuesday. It will be private and limited to Floyd’s family and friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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