George Floyd Day Kicks Off With Shooting at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis on Live TV

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
May. 25, 2021

America's first annual George Floyd Day kicked off on Tuesday with a shooting at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis with the scene partially captured on live TV.

The shooting broke out while ABC News was discussing a 9 minute 29 second "moment of silence" to remember the 9 minutes and 29 seconds "Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck."

Gunfire during the @ABC crew's liveshot from George Floyd Square. Hope you are safe @Alex_Presha. This is unbelievably heartbreaking. pic.twitter.com/1QfsNqIv4A
— Nikki Muehlhausen (@NikkiKARE11) May 25, 2021

The shooting was also captured by the AP while reporter Philip Crowther was discussing a bill pushing "comprehensive police reform":

Here’s the moment shots were fired near George Floyd Square earlier this morning. pic.twitter.com/NIWRBr6b9Y
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) May 25, 2021

George Floyd Square very quiet again now. But a fellow reporter just had her phone smashed because she took photos of a storefront hit by a bullet. pic.twitter.com/Ei6QtfUiHd
— Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) May 25, 2021

One person showed up with a gunshot wound to a local hospital, according to Fox News' Garrett Tenney.

Shots fired at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. It sounded like an exchange of gunfire with around 10 shots. Our crew evacuated the area and aren’t in a position to see more right now. I’ll update with more if/when we can.
— Garrett Tenney (@Garrett_FoxNews) May 25, 2021

Update: In video from the AP, it does appear to sound like closer to 30 gunshots were fired, not 10 as my crew and I initially thought we’d heard as we were running from the scene.
— Garrett Tenney (@Garrett_FoxNews) May 25, 2021

"At least 13 people were killed in 13 mass shootings spread across 10 states," CBS News reported on the eve of George Floyd Day.

At least 13 people were killed in 13 mass shootings spread across 10 states this weekend.

More than 7,500 people have died from gun violence in the U.S. this year -- a 23% increase compared to the same period last year and a 40% spike from 2019.@jeffpeguescbs has more pic.twitter.com/Jh3AKSJVNL
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) May 24, 2021

Seeing as how the skyrocketing murder rate is the most tangible effect of The Great Awokening triggered by Floyd's death, the timing couldn't be any more appropriate!

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