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The family of Daunte Wright gathers on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. Wright was fatally shot earlier this year by a Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)Local leaders and politicians, including Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, third from left, Rev. Al Sharpton, fifth from left, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, seventh from left, kneel for for more than nine minutes to remember the murder of George Floyd in New York, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Tuesday marks one year since Floyd, who was Black, died after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes as he pleaded for air. Floyd's death sparked worldwide protests and calls for change in policing in the U.S. Chauvin, who is white, was convicted of murder and manslaughter in his death. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)A bullet casing is seen after shots were fired in George Floyd Square on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. The intersection where George Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire Tuesday, just hours before it was to be the site of a family-friendly street festival marking the anniversary of his death at the hands of police.(AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)Ellie Amani, of Washington, stands on Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington as she waits to see the family of George Floyd participate in an interview with broadcaster Roland Martin, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)A man boards up a broken window to a barber shop after shots were fired in George Floyd Square on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. The intersection where George Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire Tuesday, just hours before it was to be the site of a family-friendly street festival marking the anniversary of his death at the hands of police.(AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)A man boards up a broken window to a barber shop after shots were fired in George Floyd Square on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. The intersection where George Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire Tuesday, just hours before it was to be the site of a family-friendly street festival marking the anniversary of his death at the hands of police.(AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)A man cleans up a broken window to a barber shop after shots were fired in George Floyd Square on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. The intersection where George Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire Tuesday, just hours before it was to be the site of a family-friendly street festival marking the anniversary of his death at the hands of police.(AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2020, file photo, people carry posters with George Floyd on them as they march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. As the anniversary of George Floyds murder approaches, some people say the best way to honor him is for Congress to pass a bill in his name that overhauls policing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Local leaders and politicians, including Rev. Al Sharpton, left, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, second from left, kneel for for more than nine minutes to remember the murder of George Floyd in New York, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Tuesday marks one year since Floyd, who was Black, died after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes as he pleaded for air. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, center, talks with Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, left, as Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., right, looks on, as they stand for a photo during a meeting with Floyd family and Congressional members, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the Capitol in Washington. (Bill Clark/Pool via AP)Community members place candles around the iron fist at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue--informally known as George Floyd Square--on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)A woman holds a Black Lives Matter poster and keep distance to other people during a rally marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis USA police officer, at the former airport Tempelhof in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 25, 2021(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)A 'Black Lives Matter' banner marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis USA police officer, hangs from the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul White)A "Black Lives Matter" banner marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis USA police officer, hangs from the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)People call for a moment of silence on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, leads the chant "say his name" as members of the Floyd family talk with reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)A doll in a casket is displayed near George Floyd square on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)For a moment of silence on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Monday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)A woman gets emotional during a moment of silence on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)People take a knee during a moment of silence on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)People take a knee during a moment of silence on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)Demonstrators protest and march, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in New York, to remember the murder of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)Demonstrators march through lower Manhattan during a rally to remember the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)Demonstrators march through lower Manhattan during a rally to remember the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)People listen to a speaker during a racial injustice rally on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Franklin Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)A demonstrator takes part in a protest and march in remembrance of George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)People listen to a speaker at a racial injustice rally on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Franklin Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)Jack Curtis, of Arlington, Mass., holds a Black Lives Matter flag at a racial injustice rally on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Franklin Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)Demonstrators take part in a protest and march to remember the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)A demonstrator takes part in a protest and march to remember the murder of George Floyd, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)Protesters confront the NYPD before taking part in a protest and march to remember the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)Floyd family attorney Benjamin Crump, second from left, and Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, left, arrive to speak with broadcaster Roland Martin, right, at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Floyd family attorney Benjamin Crump, seated right, joined by Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, seated center, and other family members and supporters, speaks with broadcaster Roland Martin, seated left, at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)A protester fist bumps with a driver during a racial justice rally on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)Felecia Jones marches during a racial justice rally on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)People take a knee during a moment of silence on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)Floyd family attorney Benjamin Crump, seated right, joined by Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, seated left, and other family members and supporters, speaks with broadcaster Roland Martin at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. At back left is Rodney Flody and at far back left is nephew Brandon Williams. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, talks with family members and supporters as they enter a waiting vehicle after speaking with broadcaster Roland Martin at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, talks with family members and supporters as they enter a waiting vehicle after speaking with broadcaster Roland Martin at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. At left is Rodney Floyd. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Moblie Burrell, center, marches during a racial justice rally on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)Moblie Burrell marches during a racial justice rally on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)People march during a racial justice rally on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)Demonstrators march through Brooklyn Bridge to remember the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)People walk through George Floyd Square after shots were fired on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. The intersection where George Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire Tuesday, just hours before it was to be the site of a family-friendly street festival marking the anniversary of his death at the hands of police.(AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)Demonstrators stand on top of a building with a likeness of George Floyd on a billboard behind them, on the one-year anniversary of Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)A young girl raises her fist during a demonstration on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)Common performs at George Floyd Square on the one-year anniversary of Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)"Black Lives Matter" is displayed on a reader board during a moment commemorating the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd, before a WNBA basketball game between the Seattle Storm and Connecticut Sun on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)People walk through George Floyd Square after shots were fired on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. The intersection where George Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire Tuesday, just hours before it was to be the site of a family-friendly street festival marking the anniversary of his death at the hands of police.(AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)Family members of George Floyd speak in front of a billboard with his likeness, on the one-year anniversary of Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)A young boy makes bubbles as people gather at George Floyd Square on the one-year anniversary of Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)People gather for a concert at George Floyd Square on the one-year anniversary of Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)A man cleans up a broken window to a barber shop after shots were fired in George Floyd Square on the one year anniversary of George Floyd's death on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. The intersection where George Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire Tuesday, just hours before it was to be the site of a family-friendly street festival marking the anniversary of his death at the hands of police.(AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)
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The family of Daunte Wright gathers on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. Wright was fatally shot earlier this year by a Minneapolis police officer. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)