The three other officers present - Tou Thao, J. Chauvin was later charged with second-degree murder as well. Since Floyd's death, arresting officer Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The results also contradicted a Hennepin County Attorney's Office autopsy, which found no evidence of "traumatic asphyxia or strangulation." The moment was captured on video and widely circulated online.Īn independent autopsy found that Floyd died from asphyxia due to compression of the neck and back. The memorial fund was developed on May 27, two days after Floyd, a black Minneapolis man, was killed after a white police officer named Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes. George Floyd's memorial fund has raised more than $13 million. In addition to the memorial fund, younger sibling Bridgett Floyd also created a GoFundMe to cover "traveling and other expenses." Some of the funds will also be allocated to Floyd's estate and his children. Money from the fundraiser will contribute to "funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging and travel for all court proceedings, and to assist our family in the days to come as we continue to seek justice for George," the campaign's description reads. The fundraiser has received more than $13,400,000 at the time of this article's publication. On Friday, TMZ was the first to report that the fundraising site hit a new record after the official George Floyd memorial fund, which was created by brother Philonise Floyd, surpassed the original goal of $1,500,000 by millions.Ī representative for GoFundMe confirmed to Insider that the campaign received the most individual donations of all GoFundMe fundraisers, with more than 480,000 donations from people in 140 countries worldwide. George Floyd's GoFundMe campaign reportedly received the most donations of all time on the platform, with more than $13 million raised since it was launched in late May.
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