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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

EXPLAINER: Who are 3 officers on trial in Floyd's killing?

Hennepin County Sheriff

Three former Minneapolis police officers on trial on federal civil rights charges in the killing of George Floyd aren’t as familiar to most people as Derek Chauvin a fellow officer who was convicted of murder last spring.

Defense attorneys for Thomas Lane J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao used parts of their opening statements Monday to humanize the officers, all of whom were swiftly fired after Floyd's killing on May 25, 2020.

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