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George Floyd was killed in south Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. He died after being held on the ground by Minneapolis police officers, including one officer — Derek Chauvin — who knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes. 

Floyd’s killing set off mass protests in Minnesota and across the country over the treatment of Black people by police. It also set off rioting, looting and arsons in the Twin Cities that damaged hundreds of buildings and led the governor to deploy the National Guard. 

The four officers involved were fired and charged. 

Chauvin went on trial in the spring of 2021, and on April 20, a jury found him 

Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao — charged with aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter — 

Here’s a timeline of key events in the case.

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The killing of George Floyd — who repeatedly told Minneapolis police officers he couldn’t breathe as officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck in May 2020 — sparked days of unrest in Minneapolis and St. Paul and mass protests across the globe. In April, Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter. 

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Timeline: The killing of George Floyd

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