BREAKING: Cop Derek Chavin filmed kneeling on GeorgeFloyd's neck is taken into custody
Derek Chauvin, pictured top right, has been taken into custody over the death of George Floyd
A police officer filmed kneeling on an unarmed black man’s neck shortly before his death has been taken into custody on suspicion of murder. Former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin was arrested Friday, WCCO reported. Chauvin was taken into custody by Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension three days after he and three of his colleagues were fired from Minneapolis PD.
Confirming the news on Twitter, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar wrote: ‘Police officer Derek Chauvin has been arrested and is in custody for the murder of George Floyd. The first step towards justice.’ Chauvin was filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck outside a grocery store on Monday after Floyd allegedly tried to pay for food with a counterfeit $20 bill. Cameraphone footage showed the stricken security guard crying ‘I can’t breathe’ as Chauvin knelt on his neck.Floyd died shortly afterwards. His death has sparked three days of rioting across Minneapolis, with hundreds of businesses looted, and scores of buildings burnt.
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