Witness remembers George Floyd on the anniversary of his death
MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNN) - Tuesday marks one year since George Floyd was murdered at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
One witness says Floyd has become his brother over the last year, even though they never met.
As the world prepares for the anniversary of George Floyd s death, Charles McMillian, whose testimony during the Derek Chauvin trial echoed across the world, is thinking back to that fateful day. I just feel sad because I m going to go back on Tuesday and relive what I seen a year ago, he said.
SAN JOSE, Calif. â As Seal Beach tourist Charles McMillian strolled down Main Street this month â wearing his distinctive white-framed glasses â a couple stopped to greet him.
âOh, they just wanted to thank me for my testimony,â McMillian explained with a shrug as he took a seat outside Old Town Cafe.
A few months ago, the 61-year-old man was just another face in the crowd and, like many, struggling to get by.
Then, on March 31, millions around the globe saw his riveting eyewitness account of George Floydâs horrific death. As McMillian puts it now, âWhen I cried, the whole world cried.â