George Floyd remembered as 'gentle giant' as family calls his death 'murder'

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George Floyd remembered as 'gentle giant' as family calls his death 'murder'
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In life, friends and family members said the 6-foot-4 Floyd never made an enemy.

MINNEAPOLIS — On Sunday, George Floyd was scheduled to meet with his friend Wallace White, to talk about getting involved with MAD DADS —White watched the video on Facebook Monday showing Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck as he said he couldn't breathe.

“He was a really good person that everybody seemed to love," Crump told USA TODAY."He was a gentle giant that when he came in the room he would light up the room. He was so exuberant.” "He was one of those big teddy bears. This is a huge loss. I really do hope there will be justice for this," one user wrote.that the death of Floyd was"just plain murder."

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