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'''Cup Foods''' is a retail market store and restaurant in ], ], United States that is located at the intersection of East ]. The store's origin in the south Minneapolis area dates back to 1989. It drew controversy over the ensuring decades for being the location of illicit activities and police surveillance.<ref name="Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas and Healy, Jack (15 June 2020)" /> On May 25, 2020, George Floyd made a purchase there with a counterfeit $20 bill, resulting in his murder while under police custody and initiating a global protest movement about police brutality.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Sidner|first=Sara|date=2021-04-10|title=Inside Cup Foods, where it seems George Floyd never left|work=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/10/us/minneapolis-george-floyd-cup-foods-sidner/index.html|access-date=2021-04-10}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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=== Retail market === |
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The Cup Foods first opened in 1989 as a a combination ], ], and ] in the ] community in Minneapolis.<ref name=":0" /> The store, owned by a ] family, became a fixture in the neighborhood for the ensuing decades. The area around the store had also been the location of violent crime, illicit drug dealing, loitering, and undercover police surveillance since the 1990s.<ref name="Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas and Healy, Jack (15 June 2020)">Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas and Healy, Jack (15 June 2020). . ''New York Times''. Retrieved 17 June 2020.</ref> |
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In 2000, the city temporarily shut the store down for several months after recovering stolen electronics, ammunition, and materials for illicit drugs inside Cup Foods–leading to a constant police presence around the property.<ref name="Pruni, Analise (12 August 2020)">Pruni, Analise (12 August 2020). . ''Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder''.</ref> For many of the store's customers in the neighborhood, it provided fresh produce, prepared food, and commodities such as ] and ] minutes.<ref name="Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas and Healy, Jack (15 June 2020)" /> |
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=== Murder of George Floyd === |
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On May 25, 2020, ], an unarmed Black man was ] by ], a White officer with the ]. Floyd was on his neck by Chauvin's knee for ] while he struggled to breathe and eventually died.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Forliti|first1=Amy|last2=Karnowski|first2=Steve|last3=Webber|first3=Tammy|date=April 5, 2021|title=Police chief: Kneeling on Floyd's neck violated policy|newspaper=Star Tribune|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.startribune.com/police-chief-kneeling-on-floyds-neck-violated-policy/600042283/|access-date=April 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Levenson|first=Eric|date=March 29, 2021|title=Former officer knelt on George Floyd for 9 minutes and 29 seconds -- not the infamous 8:46|work=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/29/us/george-floyd-timing-929-846/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=March 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329194620/https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/29/us/george-floyd-timing-929-846/index.html|archive-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref> |
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Though Floyd lived 20 minutes away from the store in the nearby suburb of ], he was a frequent customer there.<ref name="Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas and Healy, Jack (15 June 2020)" /> Bystander videos of Floyd's death and other events that followed, linked the store to the protest of racial injustice in the United States.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Floyd's death also led to further scrutiny of the store and its relationship with the Minneapolis police and its off-duty police officers who were known to provide paid security services.<ref name="Pruni, Analise (12 August 2020)" /> |
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=== Closure and re-opening === |
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Cup Foods closed temporarily during the ] and resulting unrest. |
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In August 2020, the reopening of the Cup Foods convenience store, which a 9-1-1 call from an employee led to the fatal encounter between Floyd and Minneapolis police, generated controversy. Some protesters demanded that the store remain closed for continued mourning and confronted store owners who vowed to keep the store open anyway.<ref name="Otárola, Miguel (4 August 2020)">Otárola, Miguel (4 August 2020). . ''Star Tribune''.</ref> |
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Among public conversation about how to evolve the street intersection space into a permanent memorial, some activists circulated petitions to permanently close the store.<ref name="Pruni, Analise (12 August 2020)" /> |
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== References == |
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