INDIANAPOLIS (AP) To those who knew former Indiana University football player Chris Beaty, it was no surprise that he would participate in a protest over the death of George Floyd.

That a man they saw as a "gentle giant" who brought positivity everywhere he went would turn up dead in an alley after a peaceful demonstration turned violent was unfathomable.

"He promoted peace and understanding and love every way that he could," said Michael Cranfill, a restaurant and craft beer taproom owner. "He is someone, I think, who would take every opportunity he could to bring people together."