Derek Chauvin, White Officer Who Killed Black Man In Minnesota Has Been Arrested

 

Derek Chauvin, the white Minnesota police officer who killed a black man named George Floyd, by pinning him to the ground and kneeling on his neck has been arrested.

According to reports, the former policeman is in the custody of Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. 

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Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Mark Harrington had on Friday afternoon, told reporters that;

“The officer who has been identified as Derek Chauvin in the death of Mr. Floyd has been taken into custody by the BCA.”   

The news was first reported by local reporters and outlets, including the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.   

Recall that 46-year-old Floyd was killed on Monday, after Chauvin was filmed putting his knee on his neck for nearly eight minutes, an act that had most probably crushed his windpipe. 

In the viral footage, Floyd could be heard repeatedly telling the officers; “I can't breathe,” and his death sparked nationwide protests.

It is still unclear what charges Chauvin faces as no other police officers are in custody even though, there were four of them. 

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According to Star Tribune reporter Briana Beirschbach, Harrington will be holding a press conference about the release later on Friday.

Harrington had called Floyd's death a “murder” during a morning press conference, according to Star-Tribune reporter Liz Sawyer.