Widely seen video shows George Floyd pleading with officers, telling them he can't breathe. MINNEAPOLIS - Amid several days of protests that have erupted across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer held a knee on his neck on Monday, many residents of Minneapolis took to the streets to clean up their neighborhoods.
As thousands marched around the country to condemn the death of Floyd, who died during an arrest over an alleged counterfeit $20 bill, some of the demonstrations in Minnesota turned violent as protesters looted buildings and torched a Minneapolis police station on Thursday.