Widely seen bystander video showing Floyd’s May 25 death has sparked protests across the United States and around the world
A make-shift wooden barrier blocking Chicago Avenue from traffic reveals a new mural of George Floyd, installed at the location of his fatal encounter with police, in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 2, 2020.Prosecutors are charging a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time will level charges against three other officers at the scene, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
Widely seen bystander video showing Floyd’s death has sparked sometimes violent protests around the world against police brutality and discrimination. Crump pointed to the criminal complaint against Chauvin, which said that while Floyd was complaining he couldn’t breathe, Lane asked Chauvin twice if they should roll him on his side. Chauvin said they should keep him on his stomach.“To us that is intent,” Crump said. And he said the other officers were complicit because they failed to take action.Minnesota Gov.
Lane, 37, and Kueng both joined the department in February 2019 and neither have any complaints on their files.Lane previously worked as a correctional officer at the Hennepin County juvenile jail and as a probation officer at a residential treatment facility for adolescent boys.
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