Groups of Demonstrators Meet in Downtown LA For Memorial Service Honoring George Floyd

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Groups of demonstrators met up in downtown Los Angeles Monday for a memorial service honoring George Floyd.

A hearse will lead a funeral procession-style demonstration from Reseda to the memorial service in downtown LA. Mourners will gather from four different groups and meet in downtown LA near Broadway and First streets.

Santa Ana, South LA and Long Beach are where the other groups will be coming from.

Memorial service to honor #GeorgeFloyd about to get underway in downtown LA. @KNX1070 pic.twitter.com/njRdo5bfii

— Margaret Carrero (@KNXmargaret) June 8, 2020

Funeral procession-style demonstration to honor #GeorgeFloyd has left Reseda. ⁦@KNX1070pic.twitter.com/pguYFD8qMZ

— Margaret Carrero (@KNXmargaret) June 8, 2020

People have started to gather in Resda for a demonstration in the form of a funeral procession. They will connect with others in downtown Los Angeles for a memorial service for #GeorgeFloyd at noon. @KNX1070 pic.twitter.com/nXl2Spb1Og

— Margaret Carrero (@KNXmargaret) June 8, 2020

On Sunday afternoon, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the California National Guard is leaving LA Sunday night.

Since Floyd's death almost two weeks ago, there have been protests across Los Angeles and SoCal with the majority of them ending up being peaceful in recent days protesting police brutality and condemning racism.

His funeral and burial will be in Houston this week.

Numerous larger cities across the U.S. imposed curfews last Saturday as they faced more protesters and looting in the face of Floyd's death and President Trump's response to dealing with looters. Just last week, charges were also brought against the other three Minneapolis police officers who were on the scene during Floyd's death. Additional charges were also filed against ex-cop Derek Chauvin.

There were other protests condemning racial injustice Sunday across LA:

Large #BlackLivesMatter protest starting in #Hollywood soon. ⁦@KNX1070pic.twitter.com/po7n8KzTse

— Emily Valdez (@EmilyValdezKNX) June 7, 2020

Small protest outside #LACityHall today ⁦@KNX1070pic.twitter.com/2BxrqaIAwx

— Emily Valdez (@EmilyValdezKNX) June 7, 2020