Killing of George Floyd

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black American man, was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest for allegedly using a counterfeit bill.[1] Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on Floyd's neck for almost eight minutes[note 1] while Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down, begging for his life and repeatedly saying "I can't breathe".[4][5] Officers J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane further restrained Floyd, while officer Tou Thao prevented bystanders from intervening.[6][7]:6:24 During the final two minutes,[8] Floyd was motionless and had no pulse[9][10] while Chauvin ignored onlookers' pleas to remove his knee, which he did not do until medics told him to.[11]:7:30