George Floyd will be buried next to his mother during a private ceremony for friends and family in Houston today – two weeks after his death rocked America
- George Floyd will be laid to rest today in a private ceremony in his hometown of Houston, Texas
- He died on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into the back of his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds in a horrific video that sparked protests across the country
- A service will be held at Fountain of Praise Church at 11am local time and he will be taken to the Houston Memorial Gardens in Pearland afterwards, his casket pulled by a horse-drawn carriage for the final mile
- Thousands showed up to pay their respects at a public viewing in Houston on Monday
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George Floyd, the black man whose brutal death at the hands of police has sparked a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice, will be laid to rest in his hometown of Houston today in a private funeral service.
A funeral service will be held for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise Church at 11am local time, where family and friends will pay their final respects.
Floyd’s body will then be carried home in a horse-drawn carriage and laid to rest next to his mother at the Houston Memorial Gardens in Pearland.
On May 25, as a white Minneapolis officer pressed a knee on Floyd’s neck, the dying man cried out for his mother.
George Floyd, the black man whose brutal death at the hands of police has sparked a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice, will be laid to rest in his hometown of Houston today. Floyd’s casket pictured placed at the Fountain of Praise church, Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Houston
Pallbearers bring the coffin into The Fountain of Praise church in Houston for the funeral for George Floyd on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 for a service where family and loved ones will pay their final respects
Pallbearers wearing face masks and gloves pictured bringing Floyd’s gold coffin into the church for the funeral service
City officials will close the streets within a mile of the cemetery, but supporters can still watch the procession.
As of Tuesday morning, fences were placed along Cullen Boulevard to allow people to pay their respect to Floyd. While city officials say they do not know how many people will arrive, they are prepared for a massive crowd.
On Monday thousands of people showed up for a public viewing to pay tribute to Floyd.
Last week some 6,000 people attended a public memorial service Monday in Houston, where he grew up.
Under a blazing Texas sun, mourners wearing T-shirts with Floyd´s picture or the words ‘I Can’t Breathe’ – one of the other things he cried out repeatedly while pinned down by the police officer – waited for hours to pay their respects.
Police officers pictured saluting the casket of George Floyd as he’s brought into the Fountain of Praise Church on Tuesday
A service will take place at 11am local time followed by a burial in Pearland. Thousands turned out for a public viewing on Monday
The hearse carrying the coffin pictured when it first arrived to the church for Floyd’a funeral service on Tuesday
Floyd’s body, dressed in a brown suit, lay in an open gold-colored casket.
Shorty after the memorial ended, Floyd’s casket was placed in a hearse and escorted by police back to a funeral home.