MINNEAPOLIS — On the final morning of their civil rights trial, a federal prosecutor described to jurors how three former Minneapolis police officers watched and listened but did not help as Derek Chauvin killed a man "in broad daylight on a public street."
The officers knew George Floyd needed aid, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Manda Sertich. They were trained that every second counted when it came to starting life-saving procedures for an unresponsive man. They had the ability to help Floyd, she said. But they didn't.
Former officer Tou Thao's attorney, Robert Paule, called Floyd's death a tragedy. "However, a tragedy is not a crime," he said.
