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Jun 16 2023
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Timeline: Investigations of Minneapolis police after George Floyd's murder
May 25, 2020: George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, is killed during an encounter with four Minneapolis police officers who responded to a call that a man used a counterfeit $20 bill at a store at the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in south Minneapolis. A video recorded by a bystander goes viral showing officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly 9½ minutes. May 26,
Star TribuneJun 16 2023
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What Has Happened in Minneapolis Since George Floyd Was Murdered
A cellphone video taken by a teenage bystander showing a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, pressing his knee on the neck of a 46-year-old Black man, George Floyd, on a Minneapolis street corner on May 25, 2020, led to the largest social-justice protest movement in the United States in a half-century. Floyd had been arrested after a convenience store employee accused him of using a
Yahoo NewsJun 16 2023
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What Has Happened in Minneapolis Since George Floyd Was Murdered
It’s a Monday evening in Minneapolis. Police respond to a call about a man who allegedly used a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes. Seventeen minutes later, the man they are there to investigate lies motionless on the ground, and is pronounced dead shortly after. The man was 46-year-old George Floyd, a bouncer originally from Houston who had lost his job at a restaurant when the
New York Times (News)May 25 2023
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Community marks three years since George Floyd's murder
People filled George Floyd Square on Thursday night to commemorate the passing of three years since Floyd's murder by Minneapolis Police. MINNEAPOLIS — Marking three years since the murder of George Floyd, the community packed George Floyd Square at 38th and Chicago for a candlelight vigil on Thursday night with songs, prayers, and continued calls for change. “I just have so much gratitude for
KARE11Nov 29 2023
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Businesses where George Floyd was killed sue Minneapolis, saying police are not protecting the area
MINNEAPOLIS — Several stores at the location where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020 have sued the city, accusing it of neglecting the area and hurting business. The lawsuit, filed in mid-November in state court, also names Mayor Jacob Frey and other officials and accuses the city of not properly policing the area since Floyd’s death. It also accuses the city of blocking
Washington PostNov 26 2023
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Derek Chauvin, George Floyd’s convicted killer stabbed; prison reform group weighs in
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The AP says Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed at the federal correctional institution in Tucson on Friday. Middle Ground Prison Reform, a group based out of Tempe, Arizona said they’re questioning the safety of inmates, especially because this is the second time there has been a lapse in security. Last
KGUNNov 25 2023
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Derek Chauvin, Who Killed George Floyd, Was Stabbed in Prison and—It's Serious.
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the 2020 George Floyd murder, had been stabbed and seriously injured by another inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, where he is serving simultaneous 21- and 22.5-year federal and state sentences for violating Floyd’s civil rights and second-degree murder. The Associated Press broke the news last
The RootNov 25 2023
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Derek Chauvin, officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, expected to survive prison stabbing
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of George Floyd’s murder, is expected to survive after he was stabbed in prison, the Minnesota Attorney General's Office said Saturday. Chauvin was hospitalized Friday following an assault at the medium-security Federal Correctional Institution at Tucson. A law enforcement source with knowledge of the incident said Chauvin was
NBC News (Online)Nov 25 2023
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George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin ‘seriously injured’ in prison stabbing, AG confirms
Derek Chauvin was seriously injured after being stabbed in federal prison, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison confirmed Saturday. “I am sad to hear that Derek Chauvin was the target of violence,” Ellison said in a statement to The Washington Post. “He was duly convicted of his crimes and, like any incarcerated individual, he should be able to serve his sentence without fear of
New York Post (News)Aug 07 2023
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Ex-Minneapolis officer sentenced for his role in George Floyd's killing
Ex-Minneapolis officer sentenced for his role in George Floyd’s killing Tou Thao, the final former Minneapolis police officer to be punished for his role in the killing of Floyd, was sentenced Monday to 4 years and 9 months in prison. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced
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