Wikipedia is a great resource, I'm glad that we can count on them for unbiased statements of fact:
"This article is about the man murdered during a police arrest. For his murder, see Murder of George Floyd. For other uses, see George Floyd (disambiguation).
George Floyd
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Floyd in 2016
Born George Perry Floyd Jr.
October 14, 1973[1]
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died May 25, 2020 (aged 46)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Cause of death Cardiopulmonary arrest due to neck compression[2]
Resting place Houston Memorial Gardens, Pearland, Texas, U.S.
Occupations
Truck driversecurity guard
Known for Circumstances of his death
Children 5
George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African-American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd may have used a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, on May 25, 2020.[3] Derek Chauvin, one of the four police officers who arrived on the scene, knelt on Floyd's neck and back for 9 minutes and 29 seconds which caused a lack of oxygen.[4] After his murder, protests against police brutality, especially towards black people, quickly spread across the United States and globally. His dying words, "I can't breathe," became a rallying slogan. "
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