The Minnesota attorney general has charged three more ex-police officers over George Floyd’s death - and upgraded the charge against Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder.
27.05.2020 - 03:11 / billboard.com
National outrage is growing after a video of a Minnesota officer allegedly suffocating a Black man by kneeling on his neck surfaced on the Internet Monday night (May 25).
The unarmed man, named George Floyd, told officers repeatedly that he could not breathe, and was ignored. Floyd went to Hennepin County Medical Center after falling unconscious. He died shortly after. On Tuesday, the four officers involved in the incident were fired. "This is the right call," tweeted Mayor Jacob Frey in
The Minnesota attorney general has charged three more ex-police officers over George Floyd’s death - and upgraded the charge against Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder.
UPDATE, 6/3/20, 3:31pm ET: Derek Chauvin has now been hit with an additional charge of second degree murder in the death of George Floyd, according to the State of Minnesota. The felony charge includes a sentence of up to 40 years in prison, according to the amended complaint obtained by HollywoodLife. The complaint argues that Chauvin acted “without intent to effect the death of any person, while committing or attempting to commit a felony offense” when Floyd died.
Katherine Heigl is losing sleep over how to explain the horrific death of George Floyd to her African-American daughter.
Jay-Z praised Minnesota Governor Tim Walz following the announcement on Sunday that the state’s attorney general would take the lead on any charges brought against the officers involved in the death of George Floyd.
Ellen DeGeneres wants to see justice served in the death of George Floyd. In a new video shared to social media on Monday, DeGeneres struggled to hold back tears as she shared her reaction to the global fight against racism and police brutality exactly one week after Floyd was killed while being arrested outside a corner store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. "I have been posting my thoughts and my stance on this but I haven't spoken directly because I don't know what to say," the talk show host
Adele is standing is solidarity with George Floyd, who was wrongfully murdered early last week by a Minnesota police officer who knelt on his neck (the independent autopsy recently ruled it a homicide due to asphyxiation).As protests nationwide demanding justice continue to grow, the singer urged her followers to "be righteously angered but be focused! Keep listening, keep asking and keep learning!""It’s important we don’t get disheartened, hijacked or manipulated right now," she wrote on
Spike Lee has made his own powerful statement about the death of George Floyd at the hands of police by releasing a short film comparing his treatment to a scene from his film Do The Right Thing.
Spike Lee has made his own powerful statement about the death of George Floyd at the hands of police by releasing a short film comparing his treatment to a scene from his film Do The Right Thing.
Spike Lee has made his own powerful statement about the death of George Floyd at the hands of police by releasing a short film comparing his treatment to a scene from his film Do The Right Thing. Floyd passed away last Monday after being apprehended by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with Derek Chauvin, an officer who was filmed kneeling on his neck facing a third degree murder charge and three other officers dismissed over the incident.
Jay-Z is fighting for justice after the death of George Floyd.
Chrissy Teigen is donating $200,000 "to the bail outs of protestors across the country."Following the death of George Floyd, who was killed when a police officer knelt on his neck, protests have been taking place nationwide.Teigen doubled her initial donation of $100,000 after getting harassed on Twitter.Earlier this week, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was tragically killed after a police officer pinned down the victim's neck with his knee.
Cardi B has spoken out in support of looters targeting stores in Minnesota following the death of African-American man George Floyd on Monday night.
Rihanna and Beyonce are both using their platforms to call out the injustice served about George Floyd‘s murder in Minneapolis, Minnesota this week.
While the dance world is often criticized for being one of the least politically involved musical genres, a number of electronic producers have spoken out on Twitter in response to the death of George Floyd.Floyd, a black man, was allegedly killed by suffocation when a Minnesota police officer kneeled on his neck. The incident has sparked nationwide protests since a video of the event surfaced on the internet on Monday (May 24).