Minnesota corrections officer under investigation after outburst during George Floyd moment of silence

Corrections officer made comment during moment of silence Tuesday.

A Minnesota corrections officer is under internal investigation following an outburst during Tuesday’s statewide moment of silence for George Floyd.

Gov. Tim Walz issued a proclamation that morning to coincide with the 46-year-old’s funeral service in Houston and honor other lives cut short by “systems of racism and discrimination” in the state.

But when prison administrators cleared the air for the remembrance, a voice crackled through on their radios: Continue reading.