Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd in 2021, has been stabbed and seriously injured in jail, according to multiple reports. Chauvin was reportedly stabbed by another inmate.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons would not identify the victim, but confirmed to the AP that an inmate was stabbed at 12:30 p.m. at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, the medium-security prison where Chauvin is housed. According to the New York Times, emergency personnel at the scene “began life-saving measures” before taking the victim to the hospital.
The 2020 killing of George Floyd by 19-year MPD veteran Chauvin occurred as three other officers watched and Floyd screamed that he couldn’t breathe. Still, Chauvin pressed his knee on the man’s neck for nearly ten minutes. The incident and the accompanying video sparked a wave of protests across the country.
Chauvin was later sentenced to 22.5 years in prison.
On Monday, the High Court rejected Chauvin’s appeal of his conviction.
Source: Deadline
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