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FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul on MSNWeekend of events remembering legacy of George Floyd on 5-year anniversaryMaking their voices heard throughout the streets, a crowd gathered at George Floyd Square to start a day of remembrance and recognition on Saturday.
As cellphone video documenting the last breaths of George Floyd spread across the internet, so did the collective outrage. For 10 consecutive days after his murder at the hands of Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day in 2020,
When Brian O’Hara arrived in Minneapolis as the new chief of police in 2022, he found a department that was "decimated" amid backlash after the killing of George Floyd.
Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened is uncertain. Today, a memorial is set up in the partially blocked street.
Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.
The May 29 conversation will draw a line between the Robinsons, subjects of the Minnesota Star Tribune’s podcast “Ghost of a Chance,” and George Floyd’s murder.
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The Reporter Vacaville on MSNFive years later: Vallejo, Minneapolis still linked togetherAt about 1,950 miles and two time zones away, Minneapolis has precious little in common with Vallejo. Still, for better or worse, the two cities were linked together for good on May 25, 2020.