Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz orders a moment of silence for George Floyd at 11 am on June 9. The moment of silence will last 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the same amount of time former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck. Floyd died in police custody on May 25.
After memorial services in Minneapolis and North Carolina, Floyd’s body will be buried in Houston, next to his mother’s grave.
“The world watched in horror as George Floyd’s humanity was taken away from him,” Walz wrote. “The local, national, and international mourning for George Floyd is about more than one tragic incident.”
On June 5, the Walz-Flanagan administration announced a proposed court order that bans chokeholds and requires other officers to intervene if an officer uses unauthorized force. The administration also announced a civil rights investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department.
Floyd’s burial service begins in Texas at 11 a.m.
