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The trial of Derek Chauvin, the former US police officer accused of killing George Floyd last year, will soon come to a close. The case has attracted huge global attention and after three...
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 reported that he made a purchase using a counterfeit $20 bill. [15]
Apr 20, 2021 · After less than a day of deliberation, jurors found Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges over George Floyd's death. The jury returned guilty verdicts of second degree murder, third degree...
Feb 24, 2022 · Following a trial that lasted nearly five weeks, a federal jury in St. Paul, Minnesota, found three former Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officers guilty of federal civil rights offenses arising out of the death of George Perry Floyd Jr. on May 25, 2020.
- 7:35Pm — George Floyd Buys Cigarettes
- 8:02Pm — First Call to Police
- 8:08Pm — Kueng and Lane Arrive
- 8:11Pm — Floyd Is Handcuffed
- 8:14Pm — Derek Chauvin Arrives
- 8:19Pm — Chauvin Kneels on Floyd's Neck
- 8:20Pm - Paramedics called
- 8:24pm — Floyd's Final Words
- 4Pm — Floyd Is non-responsive
- 8:28pm — Paramedics Arrive
Silent security camera video from the Cup Foods grocery shows the events that led up to Mr Floyd's arrest on May 25, 2020, in Hennepin County, Minnesota. In it, Mr Floyd, wearing a black singlet, appears to be filled with energy and constantly in motion, at one point almost dancing on the spot, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. Cashie...
Minneapolis 911 dispatcher Jena Scurry sends a police car to Cup Foods after a report that a person provided a counterfeit bill to a business. The suspect is described as a black male, six feet or taller, who is sitting on top of a blue SUV Mercedes and appears to be "under the influence". It is a "code three priority one" call, described by defenc...
Officers Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane arrive at Cup Foods. Mr Lane's body camera shows him approaching Mr Floyd's car and tapping on the window. Mr Floyd opens the doors and begins apologising. Mr Lane draws his gun and tells Mr Floyd to put both hands up. Mr Floyd begins crying: "Please Mr officer, don't shoot me man … I didn't know man."
Mr Lane pulls Mr Floyd from the car and handcuffs his hands behind his back. The officers walk the handcuffed Mr Floyd to their police car across the road.
Mr Kueng and Mr Lane try to get Mr Floyd into the back of the police car. Crying and pleading, Mr Floyd repeatedly tells them he is claustrophobic. Officers Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao arrive at the scene. A panicked Mr Floyd is pushed into the back seat then pulled through the open door on the other side. Mr Chauvin, Mr Lane and Mr Kueng pull Mr Fl...
Mr Floyd is handcuffed on the ground, with Mr Chauvin kneeling on his neck and back. Mr Chauvin's knee remains there for nine minutes and 29 seconds. It was initially believed the length of time was eight minutes and 46 seconds, which became a rallying cry after Mr Floyd's death, but it was revised during the investigation. Police Chief Medaria Arr...
A minute after Mr Chauvin puts his knee on Mr Floyd's neck, a call goes out to paramedics. It is a "code two" for a "not-life-threatening" incident. It is upgraded to a "life-threatening" "code three" about a minute later.
In his opening argument, prosecution lawyer Jerry Blackwell described how Mr Floyd's voice got heavier and heavier, and his words further apart. "You will see that his respiration gets shallower and shallower and finally stops when he speaks his last words: 'I can't breathe,'" Mr Blackwell said. Mr Floyd remains silent with sporadic movement for 53...
Off-duty firefighter and paramedic Genevieve Hansen can be heard on video screaming at the police to check Mr Floyd's pulse. Ms Hansen testified an officer at the scene told her: "If you really are a Minneapolis firefighter, you would know better than to get involved." Mr Floyd is non-responsive for three minutes and 51 seconds. Bystanders continue...
Paramedic Derek Smith checks Mr Floyd's pupils and pulse while the officers are still on top of him. Mr Smith testified that he could not find a pulse and Mr Floyd's pupils were "large" and "dilated". Paramedic Seth Bravinder testified he held his hands near Mr Floyd's head to stop it from slamming into the pavement as they moved him to a stretcher...
The jury's decision means police will now be under increased scrutiny, say legal experts, and are more likely to be prosecuted, and convicted, for wrongdoing. The verdict could usher in a kind of...
May 7, 2021 · The three-count indictment alleges that all four defendants, while acting under color of law, willfully deprived Mr. Floyd of his constitutional rights, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 242.
