On May 25, 2020, a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, who was Black, by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes during an arrest. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was convicted on murder charges.

George Floyd lost his life five years ago in 2000 on this day (May 25). Across social media, many are remembering the Minneapolis resident.

Minneapolis Jacob Frey, Governor Tim Walz and Representative Melissa Hortman and other members of congress all released statements reflecting on the last five years since George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police.

On this anniversary of Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, here are six pieces about why it happened — and what followed.

After George Floyd was killed, people from the right and left agreed that the act was unconscionable. Now, some conservatives are calling for the police officer responsible to be pardoned.

Conservative media outlets are rewriting the story; some of their claims are false or lacking context. A new narrative is taking root in the story of George Floyd and the former police officer convicted of murdering him.

Once there, Chauvin placed his full weight through his knee on the back of Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. The harrowing scenes were captured on video by bystanders. Plea

Five years ago today, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died after white police officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the ground with his knee for 9 minutes and 29 seconds outside a corner store in Minneapolis. Floyd's death kicked off a global movement in response to anger at racial injustice and police brutality.

Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says he wishes he had moved faster to change the culture of his department before the murder of George Floyd, which happened five years ago Sunday

Judge Peter Cahill, 66, revealed in a wide-ranging interview that the ‘idiots’ on the Minneapolis City Council made conducting a fair trial for Derek Chauvin difficult, the Minneapolis