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The club owner who employed the Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd said he used ‘overkill’ methods when subduing crowds while he worked off-duty as a security guard there. Maya Santamaria, former owner of El Nuevo Rodeo club in Minneapolis, said that both Officer Derek Chauvin and Floyd worked as security guards at … Read more
The wife of the white police officer charged with killing George Floyd has now filed for divorce from him, her lawyer said Friday. The announcement that Kellie Chauvin, a former Mrs. Minnesota winner, is seeking a divorce from Derek Chauvin comes on the same day that the fired cop was charged with murder over Floyd’s … Read more
Barack Obama has spoken out against the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, insisting that racially-targeted killings in the United States ‘cannot be “normal” in 2020’ and calling on Americans to work for a better future. The former president issued a statement on Twitter urging the Minnesota authorities to ‘ensure that the circumstances surrounding George Floyd’s … Read more
A former club owner in Minneapolis says that both George Floyd and the police officer seen kneeling on his neck moments before he died in custody on Monday both worked security at her business until the end of last year. Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the officer who was fired from the Minneapolis Police Department after … Read more
Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been taken into custody over the death of black man George Floyd, four days after he was seen kneeling on his neck in a video of his arrest that has sparked violent protests across the country. The 44-year-old white cop was arrested by state investigators on Friday afternoon, Public … Read more