Parts of the memorial space constructed at the south Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd was murdered by a white police officer were removed by work crews on Thursday morning. Floyd, 46, was killed by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in May 2020. Shortly after the incident community members turned the intersection where Floyd took his last breaths into a public mourning space, named George Floyd Square. She added that more information on the work would be forthcoming, and that “artworks and memorials to George Floyd” would be preserved. People gather at George Floyd Square to mark the first anniversary of his murder in Minneapolis.

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2021 14:27 UTC