Feb 24 Watch 6:26 Former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted in federal court of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. They were on the scene assisting fellow officer Derek Chauvin when he pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes,… Continue watching
Feb 24 3 former officers convicted of rights violations in George Floyd killing By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press Tou Thao, the Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders at the scene of George Floyd’s killing, was convicted Thursday of violating Floyd’s civil rights. Continue reading
Feb 23 Jury deliberations begin in trial of 3 police officers involved in killing of George Floyd By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press Jurors at the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights went home Wednesday without reaching a verdict. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Stocks fall amid Russian incursion in eastern Ukraine In our news wrap Tuesday, stocks fell as Wall Street was shaken up by Russia's incursion into eastern Ukraine, the federal civil rights trial stemming from George Floyd's death wound down in Minnesota, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear… Continue watching
Feb 22 Trial of 3 officers involved in Floyd killing heads to closing arguments By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press The officers are accused of depriving Floyd of his right to medical care on the day he was murdered by fellow officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 6:33 What a Minnesota trial says about police officers’ responsibility to intervene By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Sam Lane This is the fourth week of the trial of three former officers who were on duty with Derek Chauvin when he murdered George Floyd in 2020. The officers are on trial for their role in his death and over questions… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Ottawa police move to end siege by truckers protesting COVID restrictions In our news wrap Wednesday, police in Canada began moving to end a nearly three-week siege by truckers protesting COVID restrictions, CDC says it's working on new guidance for masks, President Biden ordered Trump White House visitor logs be released,… Continue watching
Feb 16 Officer charged in Floyd killing says he deferred to Chauvin during arrest By Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press Former Minneapolis Police Officer J. Alexander Kueng says he deferred to Officer Derek Chauvin as his senior officer on the day that George Floyd was killed as police tried to arrest him. Continue reading
Feb 15 Officer says he relied on fellow cops to care for George Floyd while he did crowd control By Steve Karnowski, Tammy Webber, Associated Press A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's killing says he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd's medical needs as he controlled onlookers. Continue reading
Feb 11 Teen bystander testifies she knew instantly Floyd was `in distress’ By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press A woman who was 17 when she came upon the sight of Minneapolis police pinning George Floyd to the street testified she knew instantly that the Black man was "in distress."… Continue reading