George Floyd & the Summer of Unrest

Derek Chauvin stopped George Floyd as he was leaving a convenience store to arrest him for using an alleged counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin and three other officers pinned Floyd to the ground, with Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than 8 minutes, killing him while bystanders recorded the incident on the sidewalk. The video circulated social media sparking outrage globally as people left their quarantine from the coronavirus to protest against police brutality.