Thousands bid adieu to Floyd amid clamour for police reforms

HOUSTON, June 9

Thousands of mourners braved sweltering Texas warmth on Monday to view the casket of George Floyd, whose dying after a police officer knelt on his neck ignited worldwide protests in opposition to racism and requires reforms of US regulation enforcement. He to be buried on Tuesday.

American flags fluttered alongside the path to the Fountain of Praise church in Houston, the place Floyd grew up, as throngs of mourners sporting face coverings to stop unfold of Covid fashioned a procession to pay remaining respects.

Solemnly submitting by way of the church in two parallel strains, some mourners bowed their heads, others made the signal of the cross or raised a fist, as they paused in entrance of Floyd’s open casket. More than 6,300 folks took half within the visitation, which ran for greater than six hours, church officers mentioned.

Fire officers mentioned a number of folks, apparently overcome by warmth exhaustion whereas ready in line, had been taken to hospitals. “I’m glad he got the send-off he deserved,” Marcus Williams, a 46-year-old black resident of Houston, mentioned outdoors the church. “I want the police killings to stop. I want them to reform the process to achieve justice, and stop the killing.”

Meanwhile, the demonstrations entered the third week on Monday. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidenmet Floyd’s kin for greater than an hour in Houston. —Reuters

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