[Watch] Gunshots Ring Out During National TV Broadcast From George Floyd Square — One Person Shot
During a live news report from George Floyd Square in Minneapolis where people came out to pay their respects, gunshots broke out, turning the event into chaos and panic as people ran for cover.
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The clip shows Alex Presha reporting for the ABC news affiliate from the site of the memorial near where Floyd was murdered a year ago today. As he was detailing the Minneapolis Mayor’s plan for a 9-minute, 29-second moment of silence, that’s when gunfire erupted.
Several gunshots rang out and all you could hear is Presha and the news crew running and taking cover while ABC cut away. Minneapolis PD says witnesses saw a suspect fleeing the scene in a vehicle going at a high rate of speed. Cops tell TMZ that at least one person was shot and showed up at a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
We’re OK. Definitely sad way to start a day that’s so important to so many people.🙏🏾 https://t.co/n2xMuz0ZdC
— Alex Presha (@Alex_Presha) May 25, 2021
As we previously reported, today marks one year since Floyd was murdered by former officer Derek Chauvin. He was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter, and is expected to be sentenced later this year.
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