Prosecutor: 3 officers stood by as Chauvin killed Floyd

Trial starts for others involved in George Floyd death at hands of cops

st. paul, MINN. » Three former Minneapolis Police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights ignored their extensive training and did nothing to save his life as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin pinned Floyd’s neck under his knee and Floyd gasped for air, a prosecutor told jurors Monday as the federal trial began.

“For second after second, minute after minute, these three Cpr-trained defendants stood or knelt next to officer Chauvin as he slowly killed George Floyd right in front of them,” prosecutor Samantha Trepel said during opening statements in the trial of J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, who are broadly charged with depriving Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority. “They chose not to protect George Floyd, the man they had handcuffed and placed in their custody.”

Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin pressed him to the ground with his knee on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2

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