In a statement through her attorney, Kellie Chauvin asked that she and her family be given “privacy during this difficult time.”
Kellie Chauvin, the wife of fired police officer Derek Chauvin, stated through an attorney Friday that she filed for divorce because of the events that transpired Monday in the death of George Floyd.
“This evening, I spoke with Kellie Chauvin and her family. She is devastated by Mr. Floyd’s death and her utmost sympathy lies with his family, with his loved ones and with everyone who is grieving this tragedy. She has filed for dissolution of her marriage to Derek Chauvin,” the Sekula Law Offices said in a released statement.
Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter Friday following the death of Floyd. The Minneapolis man was handcuffed and lying on the ground face down when Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, according to court documents.
Video of the incident shows Floyd saying he could not breathe before becoming unresponsive. A fire department report later stated that they did not sense a pulse on Floyd before he was loaded into an ambulance that took him to the Hennepin County Medical Center, where he was pronounce dead.
