(CNN)George Floyd moved to Minnesota "to be his best self," as one friend put it.
He worked security at a restaurant, where he developed a reputation as someone who had your back and was there for you when you were down. "Knowing my brother is to love my brother," Philonise Floyd, George's brother, told CNN's Don Lemon Tuesday. "He's a gentle giant, he don't hurt anybody." Floyd, 46, died Monday in the city he moved to for a better life, his last moments caught on video. While being arrested, Floyd was held down by a Minneapolis police officer's knee. The video shows Floyd pleading that he is in pain and can't breathe. Then, his eyes shut and the pleas stop. He was pronounced dead shortly after. That officer and three others involved in the incident have been fired.'He was loved by all'
Floyd, a Houston native, grew up in the city's Third Ward and graduated from Jack Yates High School where he played football, according to CNN affiliate KTRK.Hemoved to Minnesota for work and to drive trucks, according to friend and former NBA player, Stephen Jackson. "He knew he had to relocate to be his best self," Jackson wrote on Instagram. Jackson, a Houston native also, called Floyd his twin in a second Instagram post about Floyd. View this post on Instagram Twin couldn't wait to tell me he moved to Minnesota to work and drive trucks. He knew he had to relocate to be his best self. His ❤️ was in the right place. Rest Easy Bro we gonna hold it down yo voice. All we talked about was growing and kids. Love to all who have love for all ✊
