George Flyod Police Officer. The Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate on Tuesday debated a package of police accountability measures drawn up following the death of George Floyd but, with a more extensive set of bills. One was on his third shift ever.
The charge against the officer who pressed his knee on George Floyd's neck has been upgraded and three other officers were also charged. One of the officers had been on the job four days. A former club owner in south Minneapolis says the now-fired police officer and the black man who died in his custody this week both worked security for her club up to the end of last year.
Three more former Minneapolis police officers were charged Wednesday in the death of George Floyd, five days after charges were brought against a fourth officer who was seen in a video kneeling on.
Video posted on social media appears to show three Minneapolis Police Department officers kneeling on George Floyd during his arrest.
One was on his third shift ever. The fired Minneapolis police officer who was seen pressing his knee on George Floyd's neck on video has been arrested and charged with murder, officials said Friday. One of the officers had been on the job four days.