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Hundreds Gather At Memorial For George Floyd After Days Of Nationwide Protests

The Rev. Al Sharpton will give the eulogy at Thursday's memorial for George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd, 46, died in police custody on May 25.
The remains of George Floyd are taken to a memorial service in his honor on June 4 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On May 25, Floyd, a 46-year-old black man suspected of passing a counterfeit $20 bill, died in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pressed his knee to Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes.

Updated at 1:01 p.m. CT

A ceremony has started in memory of George Floyd, who died after a police officer pressed a knee into his neck while detaining him in Minneapolis last week, triggering protests across the country.

Members of Floyd's family arrived in Minneapolis ahead of

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