The Latest Breaking News from George Floyd

Protest of police killing of Amir Locke draws hundreds to Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — Across Minneapolis, the sense of deja vu was palpable.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2022

Gov. Walz deploys National Guard for civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis officers

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz has authorized the Minnesota National Guard to provide security assistance in St. Paul during the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with George Floyd's death.

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2022

Amir Locke was respectful and curious, parents say: 'My heart ripped out of my body' to see shooting

MINNEAPOLIS — Amir Locke was a week away from moving to Dallas to pursue his music career and other endeavors when Minneapolis police fatally shot him while executing a search warrant unrelated to Locke, said his parents, who called his death an "execution."

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2022

Defense asks medical examiner about outside pressures during George Floyd death investigation

MINNEAPOLIS — On day seven of the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers, Hennepin County Medical Examiner Andrew Baker continued his testimony on factors contributing to George Floyd's death, as a defense attorney raised questions as to whether outside influences may have impacted his analysis.

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2022

Medical examiner on stand at officers' trial in Floyd death

The chief medical examiner who ruled George Floyd's death a homicide will return to the stand Tuesday at the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating Floyd’s civil rights

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Media asks court to ensure access to trial over Floyd death

A coalition of media organizations has asked a federal appeals court to intervene to ensure public access to the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

This Program Aims to Correct the Culture of Acquiescence That Allowed Derek Chauvin to Kill George Floyd

"Active bystandership" training encourages officers to stop their colleagues from violating people's rights.

Reason · Jan 31, 2022

Testimony: Minneapolis police trained to ignore city's civil rights report on ketamine, excited delirium

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Police Department instructed officers to ignore a watchdog report published by the city's civil rights division in 2018 that found several cases of police inappropriately asking paramedics to sedate uncooperative people during emergency calls, according to court testimony from the police department's former training commander.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2022

Trial to resume for cops accused of violating Floyd's rights

Testimony will resume for a second week as the federal trial continues for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Benjamin Alexander: George Floyd's death changed how people see stories like mine

“There’s a direct correlation between George Floyd and me starting to get some really good press, press that was way beyond my skiing ability”

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2022