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What Happened: On Friday, former Police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in April. Floyd, a black man, died in May 2020 after Chauvin pinned him to the pavement with a knee on his neck for several minutes as Floyd pleaded “I can’t breathe.” The case has sparked national outcry for a reexamination of syste

What Happened: On Wednesday, the jury returned a verdict of “guilty” for former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin is found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Floyd, a black man, died in May 2020 after Chauvin pinned him to the pavement with a knee on his neck for several minutes as Floyd pleaded “I can’t breathe.” The case has sparked national outcry for a reexamination of systemic racis

What Happened: On Monday, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified that former police officer Derek Chauvin's tactic of pinning his knee on George Floyd's neck and continuing to do so after he had stopped resisting violated departmental policy. Said Chief Arradondo, continuing to kneel on Floyd's neck once he was handcuffed was “in no way, shape or form” part of department training. Arradondo fired Chauvin and the other officers involved in Floyd's arrest and subs

What Happened: On Thursday, a judge reinstated the third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in connection to the death of George Floyd. Chauvin, who was captured on video pressing his knee into Floyd's neck for over nine minutes - ultimately resulting in Floyd's death, is also charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter. The other three officers who were involved in the arrest are charged with aiding and abetting and will be tr

What Happened: On Thursday, a judge dismissed the third-degree murder charge against former police officer Derek Chauvin in connection to the death of George Floyd. Chauvin is still charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter. The judge denied motions to dismiss charges against the other three officers present when Chauvin pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes ultimately resulting in his death. George Floyd's death is one of the many that ha