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Street where George Floyd tragically died in Minneapolis to be renamed after him
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mirror.co.ukA stretch of the road where George Floyd died after being pinned down by police officers is set to be renamed in his honour.
Although the street will still be called Chicago Avenue, a section of it between blocks 37th and 39th streets will be named George Perry Floyd Jr.
Place. A sign will be installed after the City Council approved the naming on Friday morning, reports the Star Tribune. Mr Floyd, an unarmed black man, was pinned down by Minneapolis police officers arresting him on suspicion of using a fake $20 bill at a corner shop and being "under the influence" in the driver's seat of a car.
A white police officer, Derek Chauvin, 44, put his knee on the back of Mr Floyd's neck for about eight minutes as the unarmed 46-year-old lay face
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