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He was fired from his job after being involved in the killing of George Floyd and was facing charges until a Judge dropped the Third Degree Murder charges. | He was fired from his job after being involved in the killing of George Floyd and was facing charges until a Judge dropped the Third Degree Murder charges. | ||
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| Born | March 19, 1976 (age 44) Oakdale, Minnesota |
Derek Michael Chauvin (born 19th March 1976) is an American former police officer known for his involvement in the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. During an arrest made by Chauvin and three other officers, he knelt on Floyd's neck for several minutes while Floyd was handcuffed, lying face down on the street calling out "I can't breathe".
He was born on 19th March 1976.
He was fired from his job after being involved in the killing of George Floyd and was facing charges until a Judge dropped the Third Degree Murder charges.
On April 20, 2021, Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.