George Floyd
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 4 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 14,1973 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Fayetteville |
| North Carolina | |
| United States | |
| Died | Minneapolis |
| Minnesota | |
| United States | |
| Height | 193 (cm) |
| Children | Gianna Floyd |
| Siblings | Philonise Floyd |
| Bridgett Floyd | |
| LaTonya Floyd | |
| Parents | Larcenia Floyd |
| George Perry Floyd Sr. | |
| Rest place | Houston Memorial Gardens |
| Date of died | May 25,2020 |
| Buried | Houston Memorial Gardens, Pearland, Texas, United States |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3318230 |
George Floyd Life story
George Perry Floyd Jr. was an African-American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd may have used a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, on May 25, 2020.
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...Minneapolis ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in the death of George Floyd, has been stabbed at an Arizona prison, US media reports say...
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... The death of Ms Taylor, along with that of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia and George Floyd in Minnesota, sparked widespread anti-racism protests across the country...
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... After protests swept across the world in 2020 following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody in the US, pressure mounted on companies to address links to slavery and tackle racial inequality...
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... " Mr Yousaf gave his speech the month after the murder of African-American George Floyd on a Minneapolis street sparked worldwide protests against racism and excessive use of force by police...
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... After the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, he held a series of solemn protests in New York, leading the audience in songs like We Shall Overcome and Lift Every Voice and Sing as they campaigned for police reform...
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... Holloway had originally written it in 2014, about Eric Garner - and Carter immediately saw the parallels to George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, whose deaths spurred the BLM movement...
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Derek Chauvin stabbed in prison - US media reports
Minneapolis ex-police officer Derek Chauvin , convicted in the death of George Floyd , has been stabbed at an Arizona prison, US media reports say.
A source told AP the 47-year-old was seriously injured by another inmate.
The New York Times, citing Two People with knowledge of The Situation , also reported that he was attacked.
Chauvin is serving multiple sentences for the Black Man 's death, which triggered widespread protests against Police Brutality and racism.
The Bureau of Prisons confirmed in a statement that an inmate at a federal prison in The City of Tucson was stabbed at 12. 30 local time (19:30 GMT) on Friday.
The Agency said employees contained The Incident and " life-saving measures" were performed on The Inmate , who was then taken to hospital. The name of The Prisoner was not given.
Nobody else is thought to have been injured and Chauvin is reported to have survived The Attack .
The reported incident comes days after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, in which it was argued that he had not received a Fair Trial for The Killing of Mr Floyd - who died after Chauvin, who is white, knelt on his neck for More Than nine minutes in 2020.
The Killing - Captured on a bystander's phone Camera - sparked global outrage and a wave of demonstrations against racial injustice and police use of force.
Chauvin was and sentenced to 22 years in prison. He was given a further 20-year sentence In July 2022 for violating Mr Floyd 's civil rights.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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