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Mural memorializes George Floyd and Utah man who was shot while fleeing from S.L. police

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Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

A mural depicting George Floyd and Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal is pictured at the corner of 300 West and 800 South in Salt Lake City on Thursday. The death of George Floyd under the knee of a police officer in Minneapolis has sparked weeks of international protests of systemic racism and police brutality. Palacios-Carbajal was shot and killed by Salt Lake police officers on May 23 and has become a focal point of local protests.

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Signs and flowers are left at the base of a mural depicting George Floyd and Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal at the corner of 300 West and 800 South in Salt Lake City on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The death of George Floyd under the knee of a police officer in Minneapolis has sparked weeks of international protests of systemic racism and police brutality. Palacios-Carbajal was shot and killed by Salt Lake police officers on May 23 and has become a local focal point of the protests.

Spenser Heaps, Deseret News