(NPR) Hundreds Expected At Memorial For George Floyd After Days Of Nationwide Protests

Hundreds Expected At Memorial For George Floyd After Days Of Nationwide Protests








The remains of George Floyd are taken to a memorial service in his honor on June 4 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On May 25, Floyd, a 46-year-old black man suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill, died in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pressed his knee to Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes.



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Hundreds Expected At Memorial For George Floyd After Days Of Nationwide Protests






The Rev. Al Sharpton will give the eulogy at Thursday's memorial for George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd, 46, died in police custody on May 25.