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17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford. Florida, by George Zimmerman. -
Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi founded a project after Trayvon Martin's murderer was found not guilty. -
Eric Garner was killed by the New York City Police Department after being put in a chokehold. -
Michael Brown was an 18-year-old who was shot and was killed by a police officer named Darren Wilson in Missouri. -
Tamir Rice was a 12-year-old who was shot by a police officer in Cleveland for playing with a toy gun. -
Alton Sterling was a 37-year-old man who was pinned down to the floor and was shot 5 times in his chest by Louisiana police officers. -
20-year-old Stephon Cark was shot and murdered by Sacramento Police Department officers. -
Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old women, was shot and killed by a police officer in her own home. -
Ahmaud Arbery was a 25-year-old man who was chased and shot while he was jogging. -
Breonna Taylor, 26 years old, was shot and murdered by police after police forced entry into her home. -
George Floyd was only 46 years old when he was shot by a police officer when they found him suspicious of using a counterfeit $20 bill. -
Rayshard Brooks was shot by a police officer in a Wendy's drive through after a complaint that he was sleeping in his car. -
Oluwatoyin Salau was a Black Lives Matter activist who was murdered at only 19. -
Daunte Wright was pulled over and shot by a police officer after the police officer tried to pull Wright out of his car, shooting him in the chest. -
Tyre Nichols, only 29 years old, was horribly injured by 5 police officers and ended up sadly dying three days later.
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