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| caption = Cup Foods, June 24, 2020 |
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| location = ], ], United States |
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| opening_date = 1989 |
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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, a ] call from an employee at Cup Foods led to the fatal encounter between ] and the Minneapolis police. The employee reported that Floyd had paid using what he believed to be a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin and three other police officers arrived in response, and they arrested and detained Floyd. During the arrest, Chauvin pinned Floyd by his neck on the ground for ] while as he struggled to breathe and 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> Several bystanders attempted to intervene unsuccessfully, but several capture video footage on their cellphones.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McGreal|first1=Chris|date=April 20, 2021|title=Derek Chauvin found guilty of George Floyd's murder|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/20/derek-chauvin-verdict-guilty-murder-george-floyd|access-date=April 20, 2021|website=]}}</ref><ref name="bbc2020-05-30">{{cite news|date=May 30, 2020|title=George Floyd: What happened in the final moments of his life|work=]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52861726|url-status=live|access-date=June 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605073814/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52861726|archive-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> |
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Though Floyd had 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)" /> Videos and images of Floyd's death outside the store linked it to the protest movement of racial injustice in the United States that soon followed.<ref name=":0" /> 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 in mid 2020. Protesters, who blocked off the surrounding streets, transformed the 38th and Chicago street intersection into an occupation protest. The intersection, which they held as ], was adorned with public art and memorials to Floyd.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2020-11-12|title=38th Street and Chicago Avenue|url=http://www2.minneapolismn.gov/minneapolisforward/38thandChicago|access-date=2020-11-25|website=]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Sandberg|first1=Diane|last2=Edwards|first2=Kiya|date=2020-08-17|title=Talks continue on reopening 38th and Chicago in Mpls.|url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/george-floyd/minneapolis-city-council-38th-and-chicago-may-reopen/89-59bf3390-a080-4ae4-81a3-d9c8fe88bb2d|access-date=2020-11-25|website=]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last1=Burks|first1=Megan|last2=Nguyen|first2=Christine T.|last3=Frost|first3=Evan|date=2020-11-25|title=The call for justice at 38th and Chicago persists|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/11/25/timeline-building-george-floyd-square|access-date=2020-11-25|website=]}}</ref> When the store eventually re-opened in August of that year, some protesters demanded that the store remain closed for continued community mourning over Floyd's death 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> Some activities circulated petitions to permanently close the store.<ref name="Pruni, Analise (12 August 2020)" /> |
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== Ownership and namesake == |
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Cup Foods was founded by Samir Abumayyaleh, who was born in ] and emigrated to the United States as a child.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Ismail|first=Aymann|date=2020-10-06|title=The Store That Called the Cops on George Floyd Is Facing a Painful Reckoning|url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/10/cup-foods-george-floyd-store-911-history.html|access-date=2021-04-24|website=Slate Magazine|language=en}}</ref> |
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The name of the store was originally Chicago Unbeatable Prices, but later shortened to CUP.<ref name=":2" /> |
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== See also == |
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* ] |
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== References == |
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