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Friday: Rev. Al Sharpton to Join the Family of George Floyd, Attorney Ben Crump and the Legal Team to Provide Reaction to the Sentencing of Derek Chauvin & Provide
—MEDIA ADVISORY
June 23, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT
Rachel Noerdlinger, [email protected]
Amaris Cockfield, [email protected]
Friday: Rev. Al Sharpton to Join the Family of George Floyd, Attorney Ben Crump and the Legal Team to Provide Reaction to the Sentencing of Derek Chauvin & Provide Prayer
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, along with civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump; co-counsel Antonio Romanucci, L. Chris Stewart, Justin Miller, and Jeff Storms; and the family of George Floyd will provide comments during a live news conference shortly following the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Reverend Sharpton will be in attendance to offer a prayer to the family and nation.
A pool feed of the news conference will be made available to local media via LiveU and national media via ABC/NNS at https://kstp.com/liveevents/.
Technical questions can be directed to Daren Sukhram at KSTP, [email protected] or (651) 642-4443.
WHO:
Members of the Floyd family
Attorney Ben Crump
Attorney Antonio Romanucci
Attorney L. Chris Stewart
Attorney Justin Miller
Attorney Jeff Storms
Reverend Al Sharpton will offer a prayer to the family and nation
WHEN:
Friday, June 25, 2021
Shortly following the 1:30 p.m. ET sentencing
WHERE:
Hennepin County Courthouse
300 S. 6th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55847
South Courtyard at 7th Street and 3rd Avenue
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