The woman who said, “Floyd was my man but George Floyd is a movement,” know about Courtney Ross, the girlfriend of George Floyd
The Salvation Army is where Ms Ross first met Mr Floyd. In 2017, Floyd started working as a security guard at the Harbor Light Center. It was a homeless shelter and transitional housing facility run by the Salvation Army in the heart of Minneapolis.
Know Who Is Courtney Ross Girlfriend Of George Floyd, Age, Biography, Family, Parents, Daughter
The girlfriend of George Floyd, according to Daunte Wright’s family, used to be Daunte’s teacher.
Wright’s aunt has disclosed yet another connection between the two, aside from the fact that they were both killed by police officers ten miles apart.
Courtney Ross: Who Is She?
The 46-year-old George Floyd had a girlfriend named Courtney Ross. She is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prior to his passing, according to Courtney, they had been dating for three years.
Her Facebook profile reveals that she works at a coffee shop in Minneapolis and is a mother to one daughter.
On April 13, 2021, Wright’s aunt, Naisha Wright, was wearing a T-shirt with Floyd’s image and the word “justice” printed on it. It said to reporters during an emotional press conference with the families of Floyd and Wright and attorneys Ben Crump and Jeff Storm: “I wear this shirt and the craziest thing is to find out today that my family has connections to this man, to this family.” She further added that Floyd’s girlfriend was her nephew’s teacher and his nephew was a sweet young man.
Wright attended Edison High School in Minneapolis when Ross was a dean there, Ross said in a statement to the Washington Post. He was a “silly boy, as goofy as can be,” according to her, who “required a lot of love.”
Ross told the Post that “students like Daunte deserved more resources but they never got additional resources.” Children like Daunte are not served by our system. And I’m now more aware than ever that the system I previously trusted is no longer doing what has to be done to defend Black lives.”
Floyd passed away following a bungled arrest for an apparently phoney $20 bill in which a police officer knelt on his throat for more than five minutes. The voice of the unarmed black man can be heard in upsetting camera footage moaning, “I can’t breathe.”
Derek Chauvin, the policeman, holds Floyd’s neck until emergency medical personnel arrive to take the 46-year-old unconscious patient to the hospital, where he was later declared dead. When Floyd was being cared for in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, it was discovered that he had no pulse.
According to a fire department report, the crew was “told by multiple people that the cops ‘had killed the man'”.
On Tuesday, May 26, 2021, four officers were discharged, and a petition pleading for Floyd’s justice was launched.
Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, said that Floyd’s murder was motivated by his race.
How Happened In Derek Chauvin Case?
In April 2021, Floyd’s death was the subject of charges against the former police officer for second-degree deliberate murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.
He was facing a maximum sentence of 75 years after the jury at the Hennepin County Court found him guilty on all counts. Chauvin will serve 270-month imprisonment in addition to the 10-year sentence, the court decided on June 25, 2021.
With the 199 days he has already served since his charges, Chauvin will spend a total of 22.5 years in prison.
Terrence Floyd, Floyd’s brother, pleaded with the judge to give Chauvin the highest term possible. He asked for the harshest punishment possible on behalf of my family and me. He said, “We object to any further slaps on the wrist. We’ve already gone through that… no, no, no, no. There wouldn’t be a case if it were us, with the roles reversed.”
He further added that it was going to be open and shut. If someone had been murdered, they would have been in jail. Therefore, he demands Derek Chauvin get the same punishment. During the sentence hearing, Chauvin spoke up to express his regret to Floyd’s family.
J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao, the other three fired cops who helped in Floyd’s arrest, were due to stand trial in August 2021. They were accused of encouraging murder and manslaughter.
Courtney Ross’s Statement regarding the Passing of George Floyd
Her lover “can not die in vain,” according to Ross. She called him an “angel on earth” in a tearful CNN broadcast. She further added, “We demonized him.” We killed him.”
Ross wanted people to remember her boyfriend for what he stood for rather than how he died. Ross claimed that the “man of God” supported the underdog. “He stood up for people, he was there for people when they needed him, and he loved those who were tossed aside,” she concluded.
“Every meal was preceded by prayer; whether we were having a happy or difficult time, we prayed.”
Hold On, #GeorgeFloyd's girlfriend, #CourteneyRoss, has confirmed that she was police slain #DauteWright's High School Teacher.#DerekChauvinTrial pic.twitter.com/UFT47PxzL5
— Robin Grant (@RobinGr08124639) April 15, 2021
Solidarity and respect to this woman on that stand today. That’s not easy. #CourteneyRoss #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/ECd6dbWdJP
— CJ Gronner (@Blogtownbycjg) April 2, 2021