Floyd was a former student athlete, and doting father.
He moved to Minneapolis from his native Houston several years ago in hopes of finding work and starting a new life
Floyd was murdered by 4 officers on May 25th 2020.
1 officer was arrested and charged with Murder, the 3 others have not been.
Breonna Taylor
Breonna Taylor was working as an EMT in Louisville when the coronavirus pandemic hit the country, helping to save lives while trying to protect her own.
Breonna was Murdered by officers in her own home on March 13th 2020.
Breonna’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, was also in the apartment and shot at officers when they attempted to enter without announcing themselves.
Kenneth was arrested and faces charges, No officers have been charged.
Ahmaud Arbery
Ahmaud was jogging outside Brunswick, Georgia, when two white vigilantes chased him after him.
The two vigilantes Murdered Ahmaud on February 23rd 2020.
The two vigilantes were arrested and charged with Felony Murder and assault.
Dominique Clayton
Dominique was the mother of 4.
Dominique was murdered in her home on May 19th 2019.
She had a relationship with the officer who killed her.
The officer was fired, arrested and charged with Capital Murder.
Eric Reason
Eric was a native of Vallejo California.
He was an aspiring rapper going by "Cheddaman".
Eric was Murdered by an officer on November 10th 2019.
The officer was not arrested nor charged.
Ataiana Jefferson
Atatiana lived in Fort Worth, Texas, and lived with and cared of her mother and nephew.
She was a premedical graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana.
Atatiana was Murdered by a officer in her own home on October 12th 2019.
The officer was arrested and charged with Murder.
Botham Jean
Botham was born in Saint Lucia and came to the United States.
He was a graduate of Harding University and an accountant for PwC.
Botham was Murdered in his apartment by an off-duty officer, on September 6th 2018.
The officer was arrested, tried and convicted for Murder.
Philando Castile
Philando was born in St. Louis Missouri, he was a caring father and partner.
He worked for Saint Paul Public School district, first as a nutrition services assistant and promoted to supervisor.
Philando was Murdered by a officer in his car, at a traffic stop, on July 6th 2016.
The officer was fired, and charged with Manslaughter, he was acquitted.
Freddie Gray
Freddie was a son, a brother and a twin.
He lived with his sisters in Baltimore Maryland.
Freddie was Murdered in the custody of officers after being arrested on April 12th 2015.
The six officers were charged with Murder or Manslaughter, all charges were either acquitted or dropped.
Walter Scott
Walter was a son and father from Charleston South Carolina.
He was a forklift operator, studying massage therapy. He previously served in the Coast Guard for two years.
Walter was Murdered by a officer in the back on April 4th 2015.
The officer was fired, and after an initial mistrial, plead guilty to Violation of Civil Rights.
Natasha McKenna
Natasha was a mother and a daughter.
She had a 7 year old daughter. She had schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder and depression.
Natasha was Murdered by officers while in police custody on February 8th 2015.
None of the officers involved were charged.
Tamir Rice
Tamir was a 12 year old boy, son and brother, living in Cleveland Ohio.
Tamir was playing in a park with a toy gun, when he was Murdered by two officers on November 23rd 2014.
His sister was handcuffed and restrained after running to his body, after the murder.
1 officer was fired, neither were indicted by a grand jury.
Ezell Ford
Ezell was the oldest of seven children, and was from Los Angeles.
He suffered from depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Ezell was Murdered by two officers on August 11th 2014.
Neither officer was charged.
Michael Brown
Michael was from Ferguson Missouri and was 20 years old.
He had graduated from Normandy High School eight days before his death.
Michael was Murdered by an officer on August 9th 2014.
The grand jury decided to not indict the officer.
Eric Garner
Eric was a husband, a father of 6, a grandfather of 3, a New York native.
He worked for the New York Parks and Recreation as a horticulturist.
Eric was Murdered by numerous officers on July 17th 2014.
One officer was fired, none of the officers were indicted.
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