murder of George Floyd
2020 police murder of a black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Summary
murder of George Floyd is a deliberate murder[1]. It draws 17,967 Wikipedia views per month (deliberate murder category, ranking #15 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: police brutality in the United States[4], killing by law enforcement officers[5]
- Location: Powderhorn[6]
- Commons category: Murder of George Floyd[7]
- Point in time: May 25, 2020[8]
- Has cause: cardiac arrest[9], counterfeit money[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Murder of George Floyd[11]
- Described at URL: https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000007159353/george-floyd-arrest-death-video.html[12]
- Number of deaths: 1[13]
- Number of injured: 0[14]
- Immediate cause of: criminal charge[15]
- Contributing factor of: Black Lives Matter[16]
- Has effect: George Floyd protests[17], 2020 case against Derek Chauvin[18], Eulogy of Al Sharpton at the George Floyd Funeral[19]
- Native label: murder of George Floyd[20]
- Hashtag: GeorgeFloyd[21], Icantbreathe[22], Sayhisname[23]
- Number of perpetrators: 4[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Black Lives Matter[25]
- Perpetrator: Derek Chauvin[26]
- Victim(s): George Floyd[27]
Why It Matters
murder of George Floyd has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]