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Thao: 4. +. 3⁄4 years in prison [13] On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black American man, was murdered in Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer. [14] Floyd had been arrested after a store clerk alleged that he made a purchase using a counterfeit $20 bill. [15]
Jul 29, 2022 · The Times has reconstructed the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Security footage, witness videos and official documents show how a series of actions by officers turned fatal.
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May 24, 2021 · On the evening of May 25, 2020, white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kills George Floyd, a Black man, by kneeling on his neck for almost 10 minutes. The death, recorded by bystanders ...
- May 25, 2020: George Floyd Dies in Police Custody
- May 26: Responding Officers Fired as Protests Begin
- May 27: Protests Spread to Other Cities
- May 28: Governor Activates National Guard
- May 29: Officer Arrested and Charged in Floyd's Death
- May 31: Prosecution Changes Hands
- June 1: Autopsy Results Revealed
- June 2: Civil Rights Charge Filed Against Minneapolis Police
- June 3: All 4 Officers Now Charged in Floyd's Death
- June 8: Democrats Introduce Policing Reform Bill
Floyd, 46, is arrested shortly after 8 p.m. after allegedly using a fake $20 bill at a local Cup Foods. A disturbing cellphone video later posted to Facebook shows an officer pinning Floyd to the ground with his knee on the back of Floyd's neck while a handcuffed man repeats "I can't breathe" and goes unconscious. He later dies at a hospital. The v...
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announces he is representing Floyd's family and "will seek justice." The four officers involved in Floyd's death are fired. Demonstrators gather at the Third Precinct and the site of the incident in what becomes the first night of protestsin Minneapolis.
Demonstrators in other cities, including Los Angeles and Memphis, start to march in outrage over the death of Floyd. In Minneapolis, peaceful protests turn violentas fires and looting break out and cops attempt to disperse crowds with rubber bullets and tear gas.
In the wake of the previous night's protests, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signs an executive order activating the Minnesota National Guard. In the coming days, other governors will follow suit as tensions escalate.
Derek Chauvin, the officer seen in the video kneeling on Floyd's neck, is arrested and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's death. If convicted, maximum penalties for all of the charges are severe -- 40 years in prison for second-degree murder, 25 years for third-degree and 10 years for the manslaughter charge....
Walz announces that state Attorney General Keith Ellison will take overprosecutions in Floyd's death from the county prosecutor. Thousands protest peacefully across the country, though some demonstrations continue to be marred by acts of vandalism and clashes with police, including near the White House.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s autopsy report found that the 46-year-old Floyd died of a combination of causes including “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression” and that his system showed “fentanyl intoxication; recent methamphetamine use.” The ME called the manner of death “homicide,” ...
Minnesota's Department of Human Rights files a civil rights charge related to Floyd's death and launches an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department. Officials announce the investigation will examine the "policies, procedures, and practices over the past 10 years" to determine if the police department "has engaged in systemic discrimina...
The other three officers involved in the incident are chargedwith aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, both felonies, court records show. Chauvin also received an additional second-degree murder charge, a felony, according to court records.
Congressional Democrats introducea sweeping police misconduct reform bill, called the Justice In Policing Act, that would look to demilitarize the police and address police brutality. Measures include banning chokeholds and no-knock warrants. While the Democrat-controlled House later approved the bill, the then-Republican-controlled Senate voted it...
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Jun 1, 2020 · Getty Images. George Floyd's death in Minneapolis sparked civil unrest across the country. The death of George Floyd, which triggered widespread protests across the US, has been...
George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was a black American man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd may have used a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, on May 25, 2020. [3] .
Jun 25, 2021 · By Will Wright. Published June 25, 2021 Updated Oct. 5, 2021. George Floyd and the arrest. Within days of George Floyd’s death on May 25 last year, public officials and national newspapers...
