A white Minneapolis police officer accused of killing a black suspect by kneeling on his neck opened fire on two people during his 19-year career and had nearly 20 complaints and two letters of reprimand filed against him.
Derek Chauvin, 44, became the focus of angry street protests and a federal investigation after he was seen in cellphone video kneeling on the neck of 46-year-old George Floyd for almost eight minutes Monday night during his arrest on a suspicion of passing a counterfeit bill.
Floyd, who was heard saying he couldn’t breathe, was pronounced dead later that night. Chauvin, whose driveway was splattered with red paint and the graffiti “murderer,” has not spoken publicly since Floyd's death and his attorney did not respond