Thousands remember George Floyd on fifth anniversary of death1 day ago Share Save Madeline Halpert BBC News Share SaveEPA Floyd was remembered in Houston, where he grew up, and Minneapolis, where he was killedAmericans across the country remembered George Floyd five years after he was killed by police, with special gatherings in the city where he grew up and the one where he died. On Sunday, Floyd's family gathered in their hometown of Houston near Floyd's gravesite for a service led by the Rev Al Sharpton, while Minneapolis held several commemorations. Getty Images Community members and Floyd's relatives gathered around a mural at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday. In a post on X, Rev Sharpton said Floyd's death had "forced a long overdue reckoning with systemic racism and galvanized millions to take to the streets in protest". Reuters Floyd's death sparked a nationwide reckoning on police brutality toward black people in the US in 2020