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George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, touched off a nationwide reckoning on race and led to the trial of ex-officer Derek Chauvin. Here’s a timeline of key events:
May 25, 2020: Minneapolis police officers respond to a call shortly after 8 p.m. about a possible counterfeit $20 bill being used at a corner grocery and encounter a Black man, later identified as Floyd, who struggles and ends up handcuffed and facedown on the ground. Chauvin uses his knee to pin Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes while bystanders shout at him to stop. Bystander video shows Floyd crying, “I can’t breathe,” multiple times before going limp. He’s pronounced dead at a hospital.
A timeline: A look at what has transpired since the death of George Floyd
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MINNEAPOLIS A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25 Minneapolis police officers respond to a call shortly after 8 p.m. about a possible counterfeit $20 bill being used at a corner grocery and encounter a Black man, later identified as George Floyd, who struggles and ends up handcuffed and face down on the ground. Officer Derek Chauvin uses his knee to pin Floyd s neck for about nine minutes while bystanders shout at him to stop. Bystander video shows Floyd crying I can t breathe multiple times before going limp. He s pronounced dead at a hospital.