Murals of Kobe and Gigi Bryant remain untouched amid the George Floyd protests. George Floyd died on May 25. He was an African-American man who passed away after being detained and arrested by American police. Police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd's neck during the incident, and he has since been fired and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/29/derek-chauvin-police-officer-charged-george-floyd">Per the Guardian</a>, after reviewing the bodycam footage of Floyd's arrest, state charging documents allege that the now-former Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd's neck for a total of nearly nine minutes. <img class="wp-image-12598498 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2020/06/9e113f85-mural-2.jpg" alt="A George Floyd protest. " width="760" height="505" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: PA Images]] Floyd's death has reignited the Black Lives Matter movement and sparked protests around the world, but one thing that has remained untouched are murals of Kobe and Gigi Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash in January. News of the untouched murals was broken by Vanessa Bryant on Instagram, who took to Instagram stories to share messages from fans revealing that they have remained unharmed. <img class="wp-image-12598496 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2020/06/af36343a-mural-1.jpg" alt="A mural of Kobe and Gigi Bryant." width="760" height="505" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: PA Images]] This comes as numerous other murals have been destroyed in the protests, and Vanessa was understandably moved by the fact that those of Kobe and Gigi had not been vandalized. The widow shared a mural of Kobe and a young Gigi after he won a championship, writing: "Kobe and Gigi untouched. LA." "Kobe and Gigi mural saved, LA," she wrote alongside another of Gigi on her father's shoulders. <img class="wp-image-12598506" src="https://img.vt.co/2020/06/cdfa3395-screen-shot-2020-06-02-at-14.45.59.png" alt="A Kobe and Gigi Bryant mural." width="600" height="708" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Instagram / Vanessa Bryant]] <img class="wp-image-12598499" src="https://img.vt.co/2020/06/0cad9aaa-screen-shot-2020-06-02-at-14.40.57.png" alt="A Kobe and Gigi Bryant mural." width="600" height="725" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Instagram / Vanessa Bryant]] <img class="wp-image-12598501" src="https://img.vt.co/2020/06/b01dec3b-screen-shot-2020-06-02-at-14.42.10.png" alt="A Kobe and Gigi Bryant mural." width="600" height="565" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Instagram / Vanessa Bryant]] Prior to addressing the untouched murals, Vanessa commented on the situation currently taking place urging people to "spread love" and "teach respect and love for all" following the death of George Floyd. "Teach respect and love for all at home and school. Spread LOVE. Fight for change- register to VOTE. Do not use innocent lives lost as an excuse to loot. BE AN EXAMPLE OF THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE. #BLACKLIVESMATTER." [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1xv2Kjknt/]] A list of resources to help the Black Lives Matter movement can be found, <a class="c-link" href="https://vt.co/lifestyle/heres-how-you-can-support-black-lives-matter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-650acc5b-0828-4ae4-ada0-b781608709dd">here</a>.

Murals of Kobe and Gigi Bryant remain untouched amid George Floyd protests

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