Last Saturday one of the square’s prominent figures, Imaz Patrick Wright, was shot and killed there. Police said officers were met with some resistance in responding to the scene. Square members brought the victims to the entrance of the zone, but he’d already died. Two arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.“The memory of George Floyd is here and you will see the area alive again.”
Square organizers have constructed clothing banks in theGeorge Floyd Square in south Minneapolis, like the one pictured above on Thursday, March 11, 2021. They’ve also created a small library cabinet nearby. (Samir Ferdowsi/VICE News)
Sun shines down where George Floyd was killed, outside of Cup Foods in south Minneapolis on Thursday, March 11, 2021. The spot is now a memorial of flowers and other items. (Samir Ferdowsi/VICE News)
Protesters have written their demands on four pieces of plyboard, nearly 10 feet tall, pictured above in south Minneapolis, on Thursday, March 11, 2021. They say they won’t leave the area until they’re met. (Samir Ferdowsi/VICE News)
Signs with portraits of others killed by police, like Breonna Taylor, peek out from the mulch that lines the street of George Floyd Square in south Minneapolis, on Thursday, March 11, 2021. (Samir Ferdowsi/VICE News)
A concrete barrier protects one of the four security checkpoints surrounding George Floyd Square in south Minneapolis, on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Community members take turns in the shelter, and monitor who comes in and out of the area. (Samir Ferdowsi/VICE News)
Murals of others affected by police violence decorate George Floyd Square. The face of Paul Castaway, a Denver man shot by police in 2015, hovers above grills and a table for serving food during community meals in south Minneapolis, on Thursday, March 11, 2021. (Samir Ferdowsi/VICE News)