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The Murder of George Floyd
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesMay 25, 2020
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for over nine minutes during an arrest. The incident was caught on video and sparked massive global protests under the Black Lives Matter movement. Chauvin was convicted of murder in 2021 and sentenced to over 22 years.