NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The brother of George Floyd, the Minneapolis police-murder victim announced on Wednesday his endorsement for Brooklyn Borough President and former NYPD officer Eric Adams for New York City mayor.
Terrance Floyd, a New York resident said he trusts Adams to reform the NYPD due to his firsthand experience and after he was beaten by police as a teen.
“I lost my brother to police violence last year when an officer used their knee to choke him to death — but he was sadly just one of many many black men to be killed in that way,” Floyd said in a statement released through Adams’ campaign.
“Eric is the racial justice leader we need right now, and I will be proud to join him on Election Day,” Floyd added.
George Floyd was stopped by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day 2020, on suspicion of passing a counterfeit $20 bill for a pack of cigarettes at a corner market.
He panicked, pleaded that he was claustrophobic, and struggled with police when they tried to put him in a squad car.
One officer, Derek Chauvin, put a handcuffed Floyd to the ground and knelt on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes, ignoring his gasps and saying repeatedly, “I can’t breathe" until he lost consciousness and died while onlookers yelled at Chauvin to stop
The video of Floyd's death sparked worldwide protests and demands for police reform.
Chauvin was found guilty for murder in April.