George Floyd Mural 'Destroyed by Lightning Strike'

The George Floyd Memorial mural at Summit and Lagrange in Toledo has come down. No word yet on the circumstances #13abc pic.twitter.com/SkB2eDhijB

— Shaun Hegarty (@Shaun_Hegarty) July 13, 2021

Toledo’s George Floyd mural at Summit and Lagrange collapsed today. A city building inspector says it was “just age. It just came away.” They had noticed it bowing recently. pic.twitter.com/pXcFqfznFc

— Kaitlin Durbin (@njKaitlinDurbin) July 13, 2021

UPDATE: Witnesses have told authorities that the George Floyd mural was struck by lightning before it collapsed. https://t.co/u0QHZVh7Zp

— WTVG 13abc (@13abc) July 13, 2021

A mural honoring George Floyd erected at Summit and Lagrange in Toledo has collapsed. According to Toledo Police, witnesses say it was destroyed by a lightning strike. 13abc’s Doppler Radar did show a lightning strike in that block at about 4:30 PM this afternoon.

[...] The mural was painted nearly one year to the date of its collapse in July 2020.