Derek Chauvin's third-degree murder charge is expected to be upgraded to second-degree murder
On Wednesday, Chauvin's third-degree murder charge is expected to be upgraded to second-degree murder.
The fired 44-year-old Minneapolis police officer was seen on eyewitness-shot video with his knee firmly planted on the back of Floyd's neck.his estranged wife filed for divorceDespite being handcuffed and facedown on his stomach, Floyd, who was unarmed, was pinned to the pavement for nearly 9 minutes. All the while, Floyd can be heard on video groaning in pain. He repeatedly tells the officers he can't breathe, and at one point, he calls out to his mother for help.
Additional footage of the arrest shows Lane and Thao, kneeling on the small of Floyd's back and his legs, respectively. Floyd, unconscious and foaming from the mouth, was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Footage of the incident sparked widespread outrage and has led to nationwide protests over police brutality against people of color. The protests
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