Marking 5 years since murder of George Floyd
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There have been rumors that President Trump and other officials could dismiss the federal charges against former officer Derek Chauvin. This weekend, FOX 32 spoke with George Floyd's uncle, Selwyn Jones,
Judge Peter Cahill, who oversaw Derek Chauvin's murder trial and sentenced the former police officer to more than 22 years in prison, spoke about the hate mail he received, the political nature of the trial and more in a new interview with the 'Minnesota Star Tribune.
On May 25, 2020, a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, who was Black, by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes during an arrest. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was convicted on murder charges.
Conservative media outlets are rewriting the story; some of their claims are false or lacking context. A new narrative is taking root in the story of George Floyd and the former police officer convicted of murdering him.
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The Mirror US on MSNGeorge Floyd's girlfriend worries Trump will pardon killer cop Derek Chauvin 5 years onThis Sunday marks five years since George Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in a video that shocked the world
Every year on the anniversary of George Floyd ’s death, his sister LaTonya goes to his grave and sings REO Speedwagon’s “I’ll Keep on Loving You.” “I lost my best friend,” she says. “I love him so much.”
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George Floyd died five years ago. To mark the anniversary of the 46-year-old's murder, Rev Al Sharpton spoke at a graveside service in Houston. He said that Floyd represented all of those ‘who are defenseless against people who thought they could put their knee on our neck’.
Family members, friends and community activists continue calls for reforms as some in George Floyd Square said they see signs of progress.
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo vividly remembers receiving a call around from a community activist telling him to watch a video spreading on social media.