Editing Derek Chauvin (section)

== George Floyd murder ==
On May 25, 2020, Chauvin and fellow officers [[Tou Thao]], [[Thomas Lane]] and [[J. Alexander Kueng]] were called to arrest 46-year-old African-American George Floyd for allegedly using counterfeit money. Upon the police's arrival at the scene, Floyd was said to have resisted arrest, but this was not shown by CCTV.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/us/video-george-floyd-contradict-resist-trnd/index.html Surveillance video does not support police claims that George Floyd resisted arrest], ''CNN''</ref> By the time Chauvin and Thao arrived on the scene, they found that Floyd had already been handcuffed and restrained by Lane and Kueng, who were attempting to force him into the police car. Chauvin grabbed hold of Floyd, pulled him back, shoved him to the ground and began kneeling on his neck.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2020/07/15/891516654/police-bodycam-video-provides-fuller-picture-of-george-floyds-fatal-arrest Police Bodycam Video Shows George Floyd's Distress During Fatal Arrest], ''NPR''</ref>

A Facebook livestream taken by bystander Darnella Frazier shows Floyd being compressed under Chauvin's knee for around 8 minutes, where Floyd pleads for his safety, later his life, after he was stating he was losing breath and becoming dehydrated. Chauvin taunted Floyd and ordered him to obey his taunting commands, despite being physically unable to. Bystanders were pleading for Floyd to be released and arrested without incident rather than being held in a strangulation position. They mentioned him bleeding, and him slowly becoming unresponsive.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minneapolis-police-fatal-arrest-officer-kneeling-neck-man-died/ Video shows Minneapolis cop with knee on neck of motionless, moaning man who later died], ''CBS News''</ref> None of the three other officers present made any physical attempt to stop Chauvin from suffocating Floyd, with Thao preventing bystanders from intervening while joking about Floyd being on drugs.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/08/14/902539820/body-camera-video-of-george-floyd-and-police-offers-new-details-of-deadly-encoun Body Camera Video Of George Floyd And Police Offers New Details Of Deadly Encounter], ''NPR''</ref> However, Thomas Lane was heard twice asking "Shall we turn him over?", referring to the fact that Floyd may have been able to breath had they rolled him over. Chauvin refused both times.<ref>[https://www.hennepinattorney.org/-/media/Attorney/Derek-Chauvin-Criminal-Complaint.pdf Complaint – ''State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin''], Hennepin County Attorney's Office</ref>

After several minutes an ambulance was called on a non-emergency basis. Two minutes before the ambulance arrived Floyd appeared unconscious and bystanders began yelling at Chauvin to release him and check his pulse, prompting Chauvin to threaten them with mace.<ref>[https://reason.com/2020/05/26/minnesota-man-dies-after-video-shows-cop-pressing-knee-to-his-neck-for-nearly-8-minutes/ Minnesota Man Dies After Video Shows Cop Pressing Knee to His Neck for Nearly 8 Minutes], ''Reason Magazine''</ref> Eventually Kueng checked Floyd's pulse and found that he did not have one.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52861726 George Floyd: What happened in the final moments of his life], ''BBC News''</ref> Despite this, none of the officers attempted to perform CPR and Chauvin remained kneeling on Floyd's neck.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200605164644/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html 8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody], ''The New York Times''</ref> Paramedics arrived around two minutes later but found Floyd unresponsive and he was soon pronounced dead at the Hennepin County Medical Emergency Center.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201214070612/https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/30/video-timeline-george-floyd-death/?arc404=true The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes], ''The Washington Post''</ref>