Killing of Black man by white police officer leads to minor changes in U.S. city: report


By Xia Lin

NEW YORK, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Some things have changed for the better in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since Memorial Day 2020, when a white police officer murdered George Floyd; some have not, reported The Associated Press on Monday.

Sunday marked five years since Officer Derek Chauvin used his knee to pin the Black man's neck to the pavement for 9.5 minutes, leading to his death.

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