This Sunday marks five years since the murder of George Floyd with the memories still difficult for many officers and first responders who were there.
May 25, 2020, George Floyd is arrested for allegedly using a counterfeit 20 to buy cigarettes at Cup Foods at 38th and Chicago. Minutes later, as police try to get him into a squad car, Floyd refuses, telling police he’s claustrophobic.
He slips out of the back seat and ends up face down on the street. That’s where Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee was pressed on to Floyd’s neck – for more than nine minutes as angry bystanders shout…