Five years later, the spot where George Floyd died is filled with memories but calm

MINNEAPOLIS — On Sunday, five years since the day George Floyd was killed, the Minneapolis square named for him was overflowing.

MINNEAPOLIS — On Sunday, five years since the day George Floyd was killed, the Minneapolis square named for him was overflowing.

Hundreds gathered, as they have throughout recent days, with tears and renewed calls for justice for the man who died under a police officer's knee while a crowd pleaded for him to stop.

Visitors on Sunday dropped colorful flowers — including many yellow roses — on the intersection where Floyd was murdered, decorating a memorial enshrining him on the city's streets.

"The feeling that we have from previous 'angelversaries' is very different this year," said Bridgette Stewart, a freelance journalist and community activist who lives in Minneapolis.

Stewart said her workplace is in George Floyd Square, so she is there "every day." Five years on, a sense of calm has returned to the community, Stewart said, and people have started to come together.