GEORGE Floyd’s girlfriend Courteney Ross has said “change is coming” after cop Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the tragic 46-year-old’s death.
Speaking to reporters shortly after the verdict was read, Ross said that the rest of the world should “watch out” as “change is coming” after Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges.
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“Change is coming, so watch out!” Ross said. “Change is coming.”
Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, resulting in his death through asphyxiation.
Ross told reporters Tuesday she was grateful that Floyd’s life is “going to bring change,” adding she “knew the verdict was going to be guilty.”
She emphasized that reform is still needed to be made to hold police accountable for similar incidents.
“There’s gonna be change in the future, and we still have a lot of reparations to make from the past,” Ross said.
“So, cases needed to reopen and we need to reexamine them and we need to hold people accountable, period.”
Ross testified during the trial for the prosecution on the fourth day, speaking tearfully about her relationship with Floyd.
They were together for several years until he died.
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When asked about testifying in the trials for the other police officers involved Floyd’s death, Ross told reporters that she was ready.
“It’s time, it’s time everybody gets held accountable,” she said.
Crucial video footage filmed by teenager Darnella Frazier showed just how Chauvin continued to kneel on George Floyd’s neck despite his repeated pleas for help.
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This morning, his aunt Angela Harrelson praised the 17-year-old for her bravery in filming the incident, that she said was a “major breaking point” in “defining the truth” about what had happened in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020.
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