George Floyd Killed by Police — Black Lives Matter Protests Erupt Nationwide
George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on his neck for over 9 minutes. The killing sparked nationwide Black Lives Matter protests and a reckoning with systemic racism in policing.
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