Wilmington protest held in response to George Floyd's death: Watch

Delaware News Journal

A protest is being held in Wilmington today over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer kept his knee pressed into his neck for more than eight minutes.

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Protests, both violent and non-violent, have swept across the country.

On Friday, the former officer who knelt on Floyd's neck, Derek Michael Chauvin, was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Chauvin and the three other officers at the scene were fired.

USA TODAY reporting contributed to this story.