Derek Chauvin

August 07
Officer who held back crowd during George Floyd’s murder sentenced to over 4 years in prison
- National
- News
Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer who held back a crowd of bystanders during George Floyd’s fatal arrest in May 2020, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Monday for aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.

Pristine Villarreal
July 03July 02
Dallas Police Adopt New Training; Critics Say It’s a Waste
- National
DALLAS, Texas (The Dallas Weekly) — The Dallas Police Department has adopted a new training program designed to encourage officers to intervene in and speak up about the misconduct of fellow officers. It’s known as Active Bystandership in Law Enforcement, or “ABLE” for short. Proponents believe it will help break down the “blue wall of […]

Ceci Partridge
June 25June 25
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in death of George Floyd
- National
[Breaking news update, posted at 3:58 p.m. ET] Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year, was sentenced Friday to 22 and half years in prison. Chauvin, in a light gray suit and tie and white shirt, spoke briefly before his sentencing, offering his “condolences to the […]

Taylor Martinez
May 25
Reports of gunshots near George Floyd Square on the anniversary of his death
- National
Police responded to reports of gunfire Tuesday near the place where George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer one year ago. One person was transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center with a non-life-threatening injury after arriving at Abbott Northwestern Hospital with a gunshot wound, police said. CNN has contacted the medical center for […]

Taylor Martinez
April 21April 21
Peace vigil held in Palm Springs Wednesday to honor George Floyd
- Local
[bc_video video_id=”6249760957001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”rJpklujDf” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” playsinline=”” picture_in_picture=”” max_width=”640px” mute=”” width=”100%” height=”100%” ] The City of Palm Springs Black History Committee and the United Methodist Church are hosting a peace vigil Wednesday evening in honor of George Floyd. The vigil will take place at the Floyd mural at 311 North Indian Canyon Road […]

Taylor Martinez
April 20April 21
Derek Chauvin found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd
- National
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday on charges of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. The jury of five men and seven women deliberated for four hours Monday afternoon and resumed deliberating Tuesday morning, according to the court. They were sequestered from the public during deliberations. Chauvin, 45, had pleaded not guilty to […]

Taylor Martinez
April 20April 20
Jury has reached a verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial in death of George Floyd
- National
A verdict has been reached in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd, according to a notice posted by the court on the Hennepin County Court’s website. The jurors’ decision will be read in open court between 4:30 and 5 p.m. ET, the court said. The jury of five men and seven women deliberated […]

Taylor Martinez
April 13
Officer who shot Daunte Wright has resigned, mayor says
- National
The police officer accused of shooting and killing a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb during a traffic stop over the weekend — a shooting her chief says was accidental — has resigned, the suburb’s mayor told CNN on Tuesday. The resignation of Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter comes after a second night of protests roiled the […]

Taylor Martinez

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