Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Friday promised swift justice in the death of George Floyd but also pleaded with looters and violent protestors that have set fire to Minneapolis to stop so the city could restore justice and order.
neck until he could not breathe, has been charged with 3rd degree murder and manslaughter, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Friday afternoon.
Chauvin's arrest follows three days of protests across Minneapolis that led to looting, violence and a police precinct being torched."This is by far the fastest we have ever charged a police officer," he said. "Normally these cases take nine months to a year. We have to charge these cases very carefully because we have a difficult burden of proof."
"I won't patronize you as a white man about living those experiences... but I am asking you to help us," Walz said. "Help us use humane ways to get the streets to a place where we can restore the justice so that those who are expressing rage and anger and demanding justice are heard, not those who throw fire bombs into businesses."
“Their voices went unheard, and now generations of pain is manifesting itself in front of the world,” Walz said. “And the world is watching.” The video footage of Floyd's death ignited simmering racial tensions in the city and has shined a light on the use of force by police officers against black residents.
Separately, the state's attorney general, Keith Ellison, condemned Trump for his late-night tweets and said they stoked the "angry cycle" of violence in Minneapolis.
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