(NPR) George Floyd's Arresting Officer Has Been Taken Into Custody

George Floyd's Arresting Officer Has Been Taken Into Custody








Flames rise from a liquor store and shops near the 3rd Police Precinct in Minneapolis on Thursday , during a protest over the death of George Floyd.



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George Floyd's Arresting Officer Has Been Taken Into Custody






Derek Chauvin, the white Minneapolis officer who planted a knee on the black man's neck, has been detained by state officials. For days a video of the incident has elicited fury across the country.