MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was arrested Friday in the death of George Floyd, Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said.
Harrington did not say where Chauvin is being held or on what charges. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman is expected to make an announcement regarding developments in the case at 1 p.m.
FOX 9 will carry that news conference live on air and at fox9.com/live. Chauvin was seen in a video kneeling on George Floyd’s neck as Floyd repeatedly says “I can’t breathe.” The officer continued to press his knee onto Floyd’s neck even after he lost consciousness.