George Floyd remembered as 'gentle giant' at North Carolina memorial service

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REMEMBERING GEORGE FLOYD: Friends and family witness the casket of George Floyd being moved from the memorial service in North Carolina, where hundreds of mourners attended to celebrate Floyd's life.

Lane and Kueng, who were rookie officers, held down Floyd's back and legs, respectively, but allegedly tried to stop Chauvin from pressing his knee into Floyd's nefck. Thao stood nearby as the handcuffed Floyd died within 8 minutes and 46 seconds, according to court documents.

Zsa-Zsa, left, and LaTonya Floyd, sisters of George Floyd, are embraced by family at the private viewing and memorial service outside the Cape Fear Conference B Church in Raeford, N.C., June 6, 2020, during a memorial for George Floyd. Reverend Raymond Johnson consoles mourners as they line up for the public viewing of George Floyd, who died in police custody in Minneapolis, in the town where he was born, in Raeford, North Carolina, June 6, 2020.This undated handout photo provided by Christopher Harris shows George Floyd.Christopher Harris via AP

LaTonya Floyd, sister of George Floyd, wipes away tears while speaking to the media about her dead brother, before a memorial in the town where he was born, in Raeford, N.C., June 6, 2020.Zsa-Zsa, left, and LaTonya Floyd, sisters of George Floyd, walk to the private viewing and memorial service together outside the Cape Fear Conference B Church in Raeford, N.C., on June 6, 2020, during a memorial for George Floyd.

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