A GoFundMe campaign to help the family of George Floyd has raised over $4.6 million in just three days. George Floyd is the black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer forcefully knelt on his neck during his arrest.
The campaign created by Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, has received more than 180,000 donations totaling to $4,652,670, as of this morning (May 31). The initial goal was to raise $1.5 million.
Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who was filmed kneeling on Floyd's neck, has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in connection with Floyd’s death, which has prompted nationwide protests that have turned violent in several cites.
Three other officers, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao, and J. Alexander Kueng, have all been fired in connection with Floyd's death, but none have been arrested.
