Leftwing militants established the George Floyd Autonomous Zone in the immediate vicinity of the site where George Floyd dies while being taken into police custody. The militants refused police entry into the zone, and numerous shootings and homicides have occurred inside the four-block zone.
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Leftwing militants established the George Floyd Autonomous Zone in the immediate vicinity of the site where George Floyd dies while being taken into police custody.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/11/george-floyd-memorial-site-anti-cop-autonomous-zone-report/</ref> The militants refused police entry into the zone, and numerous shootings and homicides have occurred inside the four-block zone.