George Floyd protest updates
Protests and violence have emerged across the Twin Cities following the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died May 25, 2020, while in Minneapolis police custody.
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Background on George Floyd's killing and its aftermath:
- All four ex-officers charged; second-degree murder count for Chauvin; three other ex-cops charged with aiding, abetting murder
- Minnesota launches civil rights probe of Minneapolis police
- Floyd’s death ruled a homicide
- Minneapolis police union head signals fight for fired officers’ jobs
- Faced with racist threats, residents band together
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The death of George Floyd, 46, of St. Louis Park — who repeatedly told a Minneapolis police officer he couldn’t breathe as the officer knelt on his neck on May 25, 2020 — sparked protests that began peacefully but devolved in looting, fires and destruction in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
State and local leaders widely condemned the officer’s actions — and the city of Minneapolis fired four officers involved in the encounter — within a day of Floyd’s death, then turned to calling for peace. Full coverage.
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