JUST IN: George Floyd's brother declare an end to the violence

George Floyd’s brother on Monday called for an end to the violent riots in an emotional speech on the spot where his sibling died a week ago. 

Terrence Floyd told those looting and rioting their actions would ‘not bring his brother back’ and implored people to take their frustrations to the voting booths. 

Protests erupted across the country last week after video emerged of Floyd, 46, pleading for air as white police officer Derek Chauvin pressed a knee into his neck for almost nine minutes. 

His younger brother Terrence broke down at the spot where his brother was taken into custody, telling the crowds: ‘I understand you are all are upset. But I doubt you are half as upset as I am. 

‘So if I’m not over here wilding out, if I’m not over here blowing up stuff, if I’m not over here messing with my community, then what are y’all doing? Y’all doing nothing, but that’s not going to bring my brother back at all. 

‘My family is a peaceful family. My family is God-fearing. Let’s switch it up and do this peacefully, please. I know he would not want y’all to be doing this.’

In an emotional speech Terrance told protester: ‘In every case of police brutality, the same thing has been happening: you protest, you destroy stuff, and they don’t move. 

‘You know why they don’t move? Because it’s not their stuff, it’s our stuff, so they want us to destroy our stuff. So let’s do this another way.’ 

Surrounded by flowers at the makeshift memorial to his brother at the spot where he was arrested, Terrance added: ‘Let’s stop thinking that our voice don’t matter, and vote.

‘Not just for the president but vote for the preliminaries, vote for everybody. Educate yourself. Don’t wait for somebody else to tell you who’s who. Educate yourself and know who you’re voting for.’ 

Terrance had earlier called for the ‘destructive unity’ to come to an end in an appearance on Good Morning America.  He was overcome with emotion as he spoke about his brother being a ‘motivator’ who ‘always saw the brighter side of things’. 

Terrence said his brother ‘was about peace’ and believes the violence happening during demonstrations is ‘overshadowing’ Floyd’s memory. 

Cellphone video footage showed that Floyd was handcuffed as four police officers pinned him down. 

Terrence visits the site where his brother George was taken into police custody and later died

People gather at site where George Floyd died May 25 while in police custody a week after his death

Surrounded by flowers at the makeshift memorial to his brother at the spot where he was arrested, Terrance added: ‘ Let’s stop thinking that our voice don’t matter, and vote’

George Floyd’s brother Terrence Floyd (white t-shirt) joins protesters as they gather near the intersection of 38th and Chicago in front of the Cup Foods on the seventh day of protests

Terrence Floyd, center, the brother of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, sits as people gather at the site where his sibling died

Since last Thursday, authorities across the nation have arrested more than 4,100 people. At least three people have died since the protests began. 

When asked what he thought about the violence at the protests, Terrence told GMA: ‘I do feel like it’s overshadowing what’s going on. Like I said he [Floyd] was about peace. He was about unity. But the things that’s transpiring now… they may call it unity but it’s destructive unity. 

‘That’s not what my brother was about,’ Terrence added.  

‘It’s OK to be angry, but channel your anger to do something positive or make a change another way because we’ve been down this road already,’ Terrence told GMA.

‘The anger, damaging your hometown is not the way he’d want,’ he added.

Terrence also revealed that he is currently in Minneapolis after traveling from Brooklyn, New York.  

Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white cop who has since been arrested, was seen in footage kneeling on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes as the victim repeatedly said he could not breathe (incident pictured)

Since last Thursday, authorities across the nation have arrested more than 4,100 people in 17 cities. At least three people have died since the protests began

When asked what he thought about the violence at the protests, Terrence said: ‘I do feel like it’s overshadowing what’s going on. Like I said he [Floyd] was about peace. He was about unity. But the things that’s transpiring now… they may call it unity but it’s destructive unity’

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Floyd is pictured above right. He died after white cop Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes

Timeline: George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police sparks nationwide protests  

Monday, May 25

Cell phone video shows George Floyd, handcuffed and pinned to the ground, with one police officer – Derek Chauvin – kneeling on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Two minutes and 53 seconds of this was after Floyd was unresponsive.

Floyd, 46, is heard pleading: ‘I can’t breathe’, as he is arrested by four cops for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill at a convenience store. He later died. 

Tuesday, May 26

Four Minneapolis officers involved in the incident, including Chauvin and Tou Thao, are fired. Minnesota Mayor Jacob Frey says it is ‘the right call’.

As calls mount for the cops to face murder charges, the FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension launch an investigation. 

That night, the first of several protests over Floyd’s death take place in Minneapolis, with protesters shouting: ‘I can’t breathe!’

People hold up their fists after protesting near the spot where George Floyd died while in custody of the Minneapolis Police, on May 26 in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Wednesday, May 27

Protests continue into a second night in Minneapolis and spread nationwide to Los Angeles and Memphis, Tennessee.  

As anger mounts, the protests become violent with one person in Minneapolis shot dead, stores are looted and buildings are set on fire. 

Police in riot gear fired rubber bullets and tear gas at the thousands of protesters demanding justice for Floyd. 

Mayor Frey called for the officer’s to be charged and said ‘I want to see justice for George Floyd.’ 

It is revealed Chauvin been subject to at least 12 conduct reports since 2001.  

Thursday, May 28

A third night of protests with demonstrations in Minneapolis, Memphis, Louisville, Phoenix, New York City and Columbus, Ohio. 

Protesters burn down the Third Precinct building while 500 National Guards are dispatched to the riots in Minneapolis. 

At least 70 New Yorkers are arrested after clashing with the NYPD.

Friday, May 29 

Officer Chauvin is charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter over Floyd’s death.          

Mayor Frey declares a nighttime curfew in Minneapolis that begins Friday at 8pm and extends until 6am Saturday. 

Saturday, May 30 

At least 25 cities impose emergency curfews as protests and demonstrations continue into the weekend. 

Eleven states and DC activate the National Guard as tensions flare. 

The National Guard is deployed to Los Angeles amid protests – the first time in nearly 20 years since the 1992 Los Angeles Riots

The National Guard is activated at the White House as Secret Service agents struggle control demonstrators in Washington D.C.  

Police in riot gear walk through a cloud of blue smoke as they advance on protesters near the Minneapolis 5th Precinct, Saturday

Sunday, May 31 

At least five people are killed during protests in Indianapolis, Chicago, Oakland, Detroit and Oakland as around 140 cities hold a sixth night of protests.

Federal Protective Services Officer Patrick Underwood is shot dead outside a federal courthouse during late night demonstrations.  

The historic St. John’s church, built in 1816, is set ablaze near the White House in Washington D.C. as more than 50 Secret Service agents are injured.

President Trump urged states ‘get tough’ by calling the National Guard to oversee protests  and demands ‘Law and Order!’

Trump announces on Twitter that he will designate Antifa, a loose but radical far-left group, as a terrorist organization after blaming them for protest violence. 

More than 250 people are arrested in New York City as six NYPD officers are injured and looters target luxury stores in SoHo 

George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests have spread internationally, with demonstrations in London and Berlin.  

Derek Chauvin is moved to one of the US’s most secure prisons ahead of his first court appearance on June 8.     

Terrence said he visited the area where his brother was arrested with the hope of ‘connecting with him again’ and feeling Floyd’s spirit. 

Rev Kevin McCall also joined Terrence during the interview on GMA. 

‘We can be able to call for justice, but we need peace as well,’ McCall said. ‘Nobody is more angry than the family.’

Demonstrators have taken to the streets since Floyd’s death demanding justice.  

Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white cop who has since been arrested, was seen in footage kneeling on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes as the victim repeatedly said he could not breathe. 

Chauvin was taken into custody on Friday after protesters called for him to be arrested. He has been charged with third-degree murder.

Floyd’s family, as well as protesters, are calling for the three other officers involved in the arrest – J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao – to be charged, too. 

In Washington, DC, the National Guard was activated as almost 1,000 protesters surrounded the White House Saturday night and squared off with Secret Service agents, DC police and United States Park Police.

Law enforcement struck protesters with batons and sprayed pepper spray into the crowds as demonstrators responded by hurling fireworks and bottles at the officers.

An emotional Terrence Floyd, second from right, is comforted as he sits at the spot at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn., where his brother George Floyd, encountered police and died while in their custody

Terrence Floyd looks at a mural near where his brother George was taken in Minneapolis police custody and later died

Terrence Floyd, center, attends a vigil where his brother George Floyd died in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Floyd called for peace and justice after his brother’s death, thanking those who continue to protest and imploring people to cease the damage and destruction which has followed

Clashes broke out between the crowds and Secret Service agents as they surrounded the president’s residence and at least three Secret Service vehicles were seen with their windows smashed and profanities scrawled on the side of them in graffiti. 

In addition to DC, a total of 26 states have activated the National Guard as law enforcement buckled under the strain of the protests.

States calling for Guard assistance included California, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington state. 

At least 25 cities rolled out emergency curfews to try to bring rioting and looting under control, including San Francisco, Atlanta, Louisville, Los Angeles, Portland, Columbia, South Carolina, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Seattle.