Officer involved in death of George Floyd has been arrested and charged with 3rd degree murder
Freeman said he expected more charges to come, possibly against some of the other three officers. “The investigation is ongoing,” Freeman said, “We felt it was appropriate to focus on the most dangerous perpetrator. This case has moved with extraordinary speed.” A day earlier, Freeman had said the case still needed more investigation. However, by Friday, Freeman said enough evidence had been gathered. “All of that has come together and we felt, in our professional judgement, it was time to charge,” Freeman told reporters during a news conference. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI are both investigating Floyd’s death. In a video shared online, Floyd pleaded “ I can’t breathe ” as Chauvin knelt on his neck for about nine minutes on Monday night, May 25. The police department initially said Floyd “ physically resisted ” the officers and that he died after “ suffering medical distress .” However surveillance footage showing the onset of th...
