The prosecution of Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, will be …
The prosecution of Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, will be led by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
« We are going to bring to bear all the resources necessary to achieve justice in this case, » Ellison said in a news conference.
The decision to put Ellison in charge of the case was announced Sunday night by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
The move followed a day of relative calm in Minneapolis. Volunteer crews cleaned up broken glass and rubble left behind following days of widespread looting and protesting. City public works crews helped managed the clean-up process, which was powered primarily by volunteers.
Still, some think more damage is to come. Just one of the four officers involved in the incident that ended with Floyd’s death have so far been charged. Minneapolis residents want charges for the other three.
Sunday’s protests started out peaceful. A large crowd held a quiet rally at the Minnesota State Capitol in the afternoon, monitored by hundreds of state patrol and National Guard, who blocked access to the front steps with armored vehicles.
