George Floyd’s uncle visits Boston to advocate for police reform 5 years after his nephew was killed

The uncle of George Floyd was at the Massachusetts State House Wednesday to advocate for police restructuring in honor of his late nephew Selwyn Jones visit to the state comes nearly five years after Floyd was killed at the hands of Minneapolis police officers in May Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of killing him by putting a knee on his neck In Boston Wednesday Jones mentioned people need to work together to solve problems within the justice system Police brutality wrongful convictions over-sentencing domestic violence are all problems that we have that we can conquer that we can control but we as a unit have to come together he reported Chauvin was sentenced to more than years in prison for the murder of Floyd Three other officers were also convicted of crimes related to his death