NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- At least five people were arrested Thursday evening as protesters took to Union Square to call for charges against the officers involved in George Floyd’s death.
Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Monday. Video taken by a bystander showed a white officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck for several minutes as he arrested him, despite Floyd’s cries that he couldn’t breathe.
Videos posted to social media on Thursday showed mask-clad protesters in Union Square chanting, “I can’t breathe” and “No justice, no peace."
Five people had been arrested in connection with the protest as of around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, the NYPD said. Police didn't immediately say why they were arrested.
Attendees carried signs emblazoned with messages including “Stop Killing Our Black & Brown Brothers & Sisters” and “No Lives Matter Until Black Lives Matter.”
Photos showed a heavy NYPD presence in response to the protest. The MTA said it was rerouting several buses in response to the protests.
Four Minneapolis police officers — including the officer who kneeled on Floyd's neck — were fired on Wednesday, but none had been charged in connection with his death as of Thursday evening.
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