Walz orders 8 minutes, 46 seconds of silence Tuesday morning for George Floyd
The casket of George Floyd is placed in the chapel during a funeral service for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church, Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Houston.[AP/ David J. Phillip]
Gov. Tim Walz issued a proclamation for a moment of silence Tuesday morning in honor of George Floyd.
The eight-minute, 46-second moment of silence took place at 11 a.m.
"The world watched in horror as George Floyd’s humanity was taken away from him," Walz’s proclamation states. "We will not wake up one day and have the disease of systemic racism cured. We must do everything in our power to come together to deconstruct generations of systemic racism in our state so that every Minnesotan – Black, Indigenous, Brown, or White – can be safe and thrive."
Floyd is set to be buried in Houston Tuesday, following a private funeral.
ABC News will provide complete coverage of the service, which you can watch on 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS and KSTP.com.
George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried
Floyd died on May 25 while former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes while Floyd lay handcuffed on the pavement.