Latest Death of George Floyd News

Derek Chauvin's family has received no updates after prison stabbing, attorney says

Nov. 25, 2023 20:15 PM EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, said Saturday that Chauvin's family has been kept in the dark by federal prison officials after he was stabbed in prison. The lawyer, Gregory M. Erickson,...

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says

Nov. 24, 2023 21:43 PM EST

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The attack happened at the Federal...

Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of killing George Floyd, has been stabbed in federal prison, AP source says

Nov. 24, 2023 21:01 PM EST
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of killing George Floyd, has been stabbed in federal prison, AP source says.

Air Force base defends itself from claims of political bias over conservative rally warning

Nov. 22, 2023 16:16 PM EST

The Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota is defending itself from claims of political bias after an unofficial message cautioning airmen to not attend a conservative political rally began circulating on social media. At issue is the Dakota Patriot Rally, an event held Friday in...

Supreme Court rejects appeal of former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd

Nov. 20, 2023 09:51 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin 's appeal of his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd. The justices did not comment in leaving in place state court rulings affirming Chauvin’s...

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin makes another bid to overturn federal conviction in murder of George Floyd

Nov. 14, 2023 20:23 PM EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is making another attempt to overturn his federal civil rights conviction in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, saying new evidence shows that he didn't cause Floyd's death. In a motion filed in federal court Monday,...

Detroit officer to stand trial after photojournalists were shot with pellets during a 2020 protest

Nov. 14, 2023 19:55 PM EST

A Detroit police corporal accused of shooting three photojournalists with rubber pellets while they covered protests against police brutality has been ordered to stand trial. Daniel Debono is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 28 in Wayne County Circuit Court on felonious assault...

Minneapolis police lieutenant disciplined over racist email promoted to homicide unit leader

Nov. 09, 2023 19:28 PM EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis police lieutenant who was placed on paid leave for more than a year for forwarding a racist email has been promoted to lead the department's homicide unit, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The promotion of 25-year veteran Aimee Linson angered...

What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics

Nov. 07, 2023 13:03 PM EST

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A jury has acquitted a Denver-area police officer of manslaughter, following trial testimony that he put Elijah McClain in a neck hold before the Black man was injected with the powerful sedative ketamine by paramedics and died. The acquittal came Monday in...

What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics

Nov. 06, 2023 20:44 PM EST

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A jury on Monday acquitted a Denver-area police officer of manslaughter, following trial testimony that he put Elijah McClain in a neck hold before the Black man was injected with the powerful sedative ketamine by paramedics and died. It was the second of...