Prosecutors leveled new criminal charges against three fired Minneapolis police officers and increased the charge against officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, a case that has led to more than a week of protests
Derek Chauvin, arrested Friday on charges of third-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, 46, was newly charged with an additional, more serious count of second-degree murder, according to court documents filed in the case.
Floyd, whom police suspected of trying to pass a counterfeit bill to pay for cigarettes, was pronounced dead at a hospital shortly after the fatal encounter on May 25. Floyd’s death has become the latest flashpoint for long-simmering rage over police brutality against African Americans, propelling the highly charged issue of racial justice to the top of the political agenda five months before the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3.See more stories
When reached by Reuters over the phone, Lane’s attorney, Earl Gray, said he had not received any information on the charges yet. Attorneys for the other officers charged in the case did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Fully investigating the case “is going to take months,” he said. Protesters had demanded the case be widened to include all the officers who were present during the incident.
Authorities and some protest organizers have blamed much of the lawlessness on outside agitators and criminal elements taking advantage of the situation.
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