A jury has reached a verdict in the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights
FILE - In this image from police body camera video shown as evidence in court, paramedics arrive as Minneapolis police officers, including Derick Chauvin, second from left, and J. Alexander Kueng restrain George Floyd in Minneapolis, on May 25, 2020. Former police officers Tou Thao, Kueng and Thomas Lane are on trial in federal court accused of violating Floyd's civil rights as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin killed him. ST. PAUL, Minn.
The former officers are charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care. Kueng and Thao are also charged with failing to intervene to stop Chauvin during the May 25, 2020, videotaped killing of the 46-year-old Black man that triggered protests worldwide and a reexamination of racism and policing.During the monthlong trial, prosecutors sought to show that the officers violated their training, including when they failed to move Floyd or give him CPR.
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