An emotional interview with the sibling of a man killed by police in the summer of 2016 has resurfaced as thousands riot in Minneapolis streets and mourn the officer-involved killing of George Floyd on Monday. 

Sylville Smith, 23, was shot by a police officer on August 13, 2016, after fleeing a vehicle at a police stop with another suspect, as Blavity previously reported. During a foot chase to apprehend the suspects, one officer shot a suspect who police said was armed with a semi-automatic gun. 

Sylville’s brother, Sedan, spoke with reporters in 2016 following a night of violent demonstrations at an O’Reilly Auto Parts. In the clip, Sedan powerfully illustrates the Black community's outrage over police brutality. 

A CBS 58 anchor is seen talking to Sedan and asking him to explain the happenings at the protests. 

“Right now, you got a city riot going on because, once again, the police have failed to protect us like they said they was gonna do. They failed to be here for the people … like they sworn in to do," Sedan said. "Us as a community, we are not going to protect ourselves. But, if we don’t have anyone to protect us then this is what you get. You get riots. We got people out here going crazy. We are losing loved ones every day to the people that are sworn in to protect us."

The reporter then alludes to looting and asks, "what's it going to take for you guys to be OK tonight and to stop this chaos?"

Sedan quickly enlightened him.

“It ain't me. It’s not me," he said. "I'mma let y’all know that now. It’s not us guys neither. And I’m glad that y’all said that. It’s not us, it’s the police. This the madness that they spark up. This is what they encourage. This is what they provoke. This is what you get out of you taking a loved one from someone. This is what you get, you get a lot of people that’s hurt and they can’t vent the right way.”

Riots broke out shortly after Sylville was officially announced deceased from his wounds. A number of businesses were set on fire, more than 20 people were arrested and a 16-year-old girl had to be rushed to the hospital to be treated for a non-fatal gunshot wound.

Sedan said the rioting was a result of people feeling cheated out of the police officers' oath to protect and serve and that the end of the violence starts with the system making a change. 

“They can no longer depend on the police to be here to protect us like they say they gonna do. So, this is what you get,” he said.

“And no, it’s not going to end today. I can’t tell you it’s going to end tomorrow. I don’t know when it’s going to end. But it’s for y'all to start," Sedan emphatically continued. "We not the ones that killing us, y’all killing us. We can’t make a change if y’all don’t change."

Milwaukee police officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown, reached a plea deal in January 2018 and was acquitted of first-degree reckless homicide in Sylville's killing but was convicted on six other felonies. These charges included three guilty pleas to solicitation of prostitutes, two counts related to obtaining someone's image without their consent and a no-contest plea to one count of false imprisonment, Fox News 6 reported. 

He was released in February to serve three years of extended supervision and will be placed on the Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry.