A community “Celebration of Black Life Honoring Ricky Cobb II” will take place at George Floyd Square on 38th & Chicago, Saturday, August 5. A pre-event healing space will be open from 1-5 pm, with a rally and candlelight vigil from 5-9.

Cobb was shot and killed by a Minnesota State Trooper during a July 31 traffic stop in Minneapolis. Community members are calling for the firing of the three officers involved.