Lightning Strike Demolishes Mural Of George Floyd, According To City’s Fire Department
According to the Toledo Fire Department, a lighting explosion destroyed a George Floyd mural on Tuesday in Toledo, Ohio.
According to Toledo’s The Blade, the artwork was spray-painted on the exterior of a closed pub. According to authorities, the artwork was destroyed during a storm just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
Based on witness reports and an examination of the site, the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department officially linked the damage to a lightning strike. Hugh Koogan, a city construction inspector, has questioned the findings, claiming that the wall had been exhibiting indications of instability for a long time and had most likely given way on its own.
“It was just age. It just came away. It happens to the older buildings.” Koogan told the outlet.
The artwork was created by artist David Ross, who thinks it was damaged by either an act of God or vandalism. Ross said that he saw the wall’s strength firsthand while painting the mural and believes it should have lasted much longer.
“When I did the mural, there was stuff on the wall that I couldn’t remove and that let me know how strong that structure was. The lightning thing, that’s possible, but I know it didn’t just fall,” Mr. Ross said.
— Kaitlin Durbin (@njKaitlinDurbin) July 13, 2021
Floyd died last year while being detained for reportedly using counterfeit money at a Minneapolis convenience shop. Derek Chauvin, a former police officer, was sentenced to 22.5 years in jail in April after being convicted of murder.
After being found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s killing in April, Chauvin faced a sentence of up to 40 years in prison. Since his conviction, the former cop has been imprisoned in a state jail in solitary confinement, reported in June.
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