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Bill Chappell

Former police officer admits to felony assault on Black man after George Floyd murder

Jaleel Stallings said he fired at officers in self-defense — and after he surrendered, he was badly beaten. A former officer pleaded guilty to a felony charge in the case on Wednesday. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

In 2020, Jaleel Stallings was charged with attempted murder after shooting at police officers in Minneapolis during protests over George Floyd's death. At the time, Stallings has said, he assumed his life was over.

But a jury believed Stallings when he said he fired in self-defense and that the officers had assaulted him — and police body camera and surveillance videos bolstered Stallings' account, and undermined the official version of events.

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