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.