Chauvin Trial

Dr. David Fowler, an expert witness called by the defense Wednesday at the murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, cited heart disease, drug use and possible carbon monoxide poisoning as contributing factors in George Floyd’s death.

Seth Stoughton, a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, delivered damning testimony in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, saying, “No reasonable officer would have believed that that was an appropriate, acceptable or reasonable use of force.”

Covering the trial of ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd is a particularly intense experience for Black journalists.

Dr. Martin Tobin, world-renowned pulmonologist, testified at the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin that overall health was not a factor in the death of George Floyd. “Any healthy person subjected to what Mr. Floyd was subjected to would have died as a result of what he was subjected to.”

On Monday, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified that former officer Derek Chauvin violated multiple department policies when restraining George Floyd.

Minneapolis Police Lt. Richard Zimmerman testified Friday during the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin that Chauvin’s kneeling on George Floyd’s neck was “totally unnecessary.”

Charles McMillian, 61, broke down on the witness stand while watching video of George Floyd’s killing. McMillian said he pulled over his car to see what was going on and can be seen having a conversation with Floyd while officers tried to get Floyd into the police vehicle.

George Floyd’s family and civil rights leaders gave remarks before the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Monday morning. Chauvin faces charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death.

In Monday’s trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, prosecutors called as first witness 911 dispatcher Jena Lee Scurry, who saw the arrest taking place on a live feed police camera.

Opening statements are scheduled to begin in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, today in Minneapolis. Extensive security measures will be in place through the end of the trial, which experts say could last two to four weeks.

Jury selection began Tuesday in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer seen in cell phone video with his knee across George Floyd’s neck in the minutes before his death.

Anger, frustration and calls for justice echoed through downtown Minneapolis on the eve of the murder trial of former police officer Derrick Chauvin, who stands accused of killing George Floyd. The final minutes of Floyd’s life, caught on camera by witnesses, triggered a massive outcry against police brutality and sparked a nationwide call for reform and racial justice.