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By Press Association 2021
Cortez Rice, left, a friend of George Floyd, and Raj Sethuraju carried a mock coffin to mourn the death of George Floyd during a rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota
George Floyd’s death after his arrest by police officers in Minneapolis on May 25 2020 sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of the incident.
The four officers at the scene were quickly fired and soon charged over his death.
The agonising bystander video shows Mr Floyd repeatedly crying “I can’t breathe” and eventually going still as officer Derek Chauvin presses his knee on Mr Floyd’s neck.
George Floyd's death after his arrest by police officers in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw citizen video of the event