George Floyd Memorial service held in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, US - JUNE 03: Hundreds of mourners on June 03, 2020, attended the first of several memorials for George Floyd – an unarmed, handcuffed black man who was killed in police custody late last month. The service at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was attended by Floyd's family and Ben Crump, the civil rights attorney representing the family, and celebrity guests. "All these people came to see my brother. That's amazing to me, that he touched so many people's hearts. Because he's been touching our hearts," Floyd's brother, Philonise, said at the service. "We want justice for George. He's going to get it.” The head of the school announced the establishment of a George Floyd Memorial Scholarship. "I am now challenging every university president in the United States of America to establish your own George Floyd Memorial Scholarship Fund," said Scott Hagan. Floyd, 46, died last week in Minneapolis when a now former police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. His last words, "I can't breathe," became a slogan for worldwide protests. Reverend Al Sharpton eulogized Floyd, saying he should not be among the deceased and he did not die from a common health condition. "He died of a common American criminal justice malfunction. It is not a normal funeral, not a normal circumstance, but it's too common and we need to deal with it," said Sharpton. Crump said Floyd was killed by "the other pandemic that we are far too familiar with, it was the pandemic of racism and discrimination." An independent autopsy Monday found Floyd was killed by "asphyxiation from sustained pressure." A memorial services will be held in Raeford, North Carolina, where Floyd was born, with a public viewing and a private service for the family Saturday. A public memorial and private service will take place Monday and Tuesday next week in Houston, Texas, where Floyd was raised. (Footage by Steel Brooks /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)