Four-year-old niece of African American George Floyd was shot
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The four-year-old niece of George Floyd, an African-American policeman, was shot and wounded. This was reported by the FOX9 TV channel.
The incident took place in the US state of Florida. Law enforcement officers are investigating.
According to the police, an unknown person fired several shots at the apartment in which there were four adults and two children.
According to Floyd's sister Latonia, the girl received a bullet wound in the stomach and several punctured ribs. “She underwent surgery and is said to be doing well now, she is recovering,” she said.
On May 25, 2020, police officer Derek Chauvin killed 46-year-old African American George Floyd during his detention in Minneapolis. The police put the suspect on the asphalt, and Chauvin restrained Floyd by stepping on his neck with his knee. He complained that he could not breathe, and then lost consciousness. He was taken to a hospital where he died shortly thereafter. Although shortly before the incident, Floyd took strong drugs, the doctors attributed the cause of death to Chauvin's actions.
The death of an African American sparked the largest wave of protests in American history. Four police officers were fired after the incident. On April 21, 2021, the jury already found Chauvin guilty of a crime.
