Milwaukeeans are celebrating the life of George Floyd on what would have been his birthday.
ON WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN GEORGEFLOYD'S BIRTHDAY, PEOPLEACROSS THE COUNTRY ARECELEBRATING HIS LIFE--OUR TONYATKINS IS LIVE AT THE GEORGEFLOYD MURAL ON HOLTON ANDNORTH WHERE PEOPLE AREGATHERING TO REMEMBER FLOYD--:THINGS ARE HERE IN ABOUT 30MINTUES.
YOU CAN TAKE A LIVELOOK SETUP.
THERE SPEAKERS,AND MUSICIANS PERFORMING.THERE WILL ALSO BE ACANDLELIGHT TRIBUTE TO GEORGEFLOYD AT 8:4FLOYD WAS KILLED ON MA25TH BY A MINNEAPOLIS POLCIEOFFICERHIS DEATH SPARKED THATSET UP UNREST HERE INMILWAUKEE AND ACROSS THECOUNTRY.
TODAY, ON HISBIRTHDAY, WE SPOKE WITH THEFLOYD FAMILY ATTORNY, WHO ISALSO HANDLING MAJOR CASES INOUR AREA.BEN CRUMP ISREPRESENTING JACOB BLAKESHOOTING AS WELL AS THE FAMILYOF JOEL ACEVEDO .
IN HISCONVERSATION WITH US, CRUMPADDRESSED THE DECISION TO NOTCHARGE A WAUWATOSA POLICEOFFICER FOR THE DEATH OF ALVINCOLEHE SAYS IT WAS DISTRUBINGTO SEE MEMBERS OF THE COLEFAMILYARRESTED WHILEPROTESTING DECISION LAST WEEK.8:22 - "No one was arrestedfor killing her child, but youwant to arrest people forusing their first amendmentrights."THIS TRIBUTE TO GEORGE FLOYD'SLIFE GETS UNDERWAY AT 5:30WE'LL BRING BE BACK HERE LIVEAT SIX WITH MORE FROM ATTORNEYBEN CRUMP.REPORTING INMILWAUKEE, TONY ATKINS, TMJ4NEWS.
People gathered in celebration and mourning of George Floyd on what would have been his 47th birthday. His death in police custody..
At Holton and North in Milwaukee, people rally together in honor of what would have been George Floyd's birthday.