Local government crews in Washington began on Monday morning to remove the Black Lives Matter mural that was painted near the White House nearly five years ago.

Drilling has started on the iconic Black Lives Matter mural in Washington, DC. The bold yellow letters were painted on a street leading to the White House in the midst of the nationwide protests over the murder of George Floyd by a White police officer in 2020.

Construction crews are dismantling the large painting of the words ‘Black Lives Matter’ in Washington, D.C.. The street mural painted after the George Floyd killing is about a block from the White House.