George
Floyd Death: Derek Chauvin, who was seen in an explosive video pressing his
knee to the neck of handcuffed Floyd for at least five minutes on Monday, was
arrested earlier Friday.
George Floyd death: 4 officers
involved in the death of the black man were fired
Minneapolis: The policeman accused of killing unarmed African American George Lloyd
in the US city of Minneapolis has been taken into custody, a state official
announced Friday.
Derek Chauvin, who was seen
in an explosive video pressing his knee to the neck of handcuffed
Floyd for at least five minutes on Monday, was arrested earlier Friday, said
John Harrington, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
Protest over George Floyd's death after white policeman kneeled on his neck
Hundreds of people protest in Minneapolis after a video of handcuffed black man George Floyd dying while a police officer knelt on his neck for more than five minutes sparked a fresh furor in the US over police treatment of African Americans.
"I have just received information from Andrew Evans, the
superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, that the officer who has
been identified as Derek Chauvin in the death of Mr Floyd has been taken into
custody by the BCA," Harrington told reporters.