Father of Justine Ruszczyk Damond responds to death of George Floyd

Monday, the father of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, who was killed after being shot by a Minneapolis police officer, reacted to the death of George Floyd.

John Ruszczyk said was ‘deeply saddened’ and ‘greatly distressed’ by the manner that Floyd died.

Video of the fatal arrest shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin with his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes.

Ruszczyk said after his daughter’s death, he spoke with Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo and Mayor Jacob Frey

"We were satisfied that Justine’s killer was found guilty, but we remained concerned that the police force, as an institution was deeply flawed," he said. "Both gentlemen said they would work to change the culture and behavior of officers with the goal of improving relations between the police and community. The fact that another person has died at the hands of the Minneapolis police using excessive force shows that they have not made adequate changes to their practices and training as we had been told they would after Justine’s murder."