A timeline of events at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis

June 3, 2021 at 4:24PM
In Minneapolis, MN on May 25, 2021, at George Floyd Square on the anniversary of his murder, a candlelight vigil was held in his honor.] RICHARD TSONG-TAATARII ¥ Richard.Tsong-Taatarii@startribune.com
A candlelight vigil was held in honor of George Floyd on the anniversary of his murder at George Floyd Square in south Minneapolis on May 25, 2021. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

May 25, 2020: George Floyd is killed by Minneapolis police outside Cup Foods at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in south Minneapolis.

May 26, 2020: Protesters gather at 38th and Chicago and begin assembling what will become a living memorial to victims of racism and police brutality known as George Floyd Square.

July 31, 2020: Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins expresses frustration with rising crime at the intersection, saying it's a "no-go zone" for police.

Aug. 7, 2020: City officials tell community members they will open the intersection by Aug. 17, 2020. Protesters issue a list of 24 demands that must be met before they agree.

Aug. 14, 2020: The city postpones plans to reopen intersection.

Sept. 17, 2020: The City Council renames a stretch of Chicago Avenue, from 37th to 39th streets, as George Perry Floyd Jr. Place

Feb. 12, 2021: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Council Members Jenkins and Alondra Cano announce that the intersection will reopen at the conclusion of the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

March 6, 2021: Imez Wright is fatally shot outside Cup Foods while working security in the square.

March 17, 2021: Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo pledges to restore safety to 38th and Chicago.

April 20, 2021: Chauvin's murder conviction leads to spontaneous celebrations at George Floyd Square.

May 25, 2021: A daylong observance of the one-year anniversary of Floyd's death at George Floyd Square is marred early in the day by nearby gunfire that is heard live on national television. The day's events proceed peacefully.

June 3, 2021: City crews remove barriers around the memorial as a private nonprofit, the Agape Movement, is hired by the city to provide security.

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