Editing Derek Chauvin (section)

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{{Villain_Infobox
|Image = Derek Chauvin.jpeg
|fullname = Derek Michael Chauvin
|origin = Oakdale, Minnesota, United States 
|occupation = Police officer (formerly)
|skills = Police training<br>Marksmanship<br>Authority
|hobby = Abusing people as a police officer
|goals = Kill George Floyd (succeeded)<br>
Get away with murder (failed)
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Racism]]<br>[[Hate crime]]s<br>Abuse of power<br>[[Police brutality]]<br>Unlawful arrest
|type of villain = Corrupt Official
}}
{{Quote|When we start our career, we take an oath to serve and protect. Derek Chauvin failed on both aspects. |Dmaine Freeland, one of Chauvin's former co-workers, describes Chauvin.}}
'''Derek Michael Chauvin''' (born on March 19<sup>th</sup>, 1976 ) is an ex-police officer of the Minneapolis Police Department. He, along with his three colleagues at the scene, were fired in 2020 after a [[police brutality]] incident in which Chauvin killed George Floyd, an African-American man who was mistakenly accused of using counterfeit currency and had a criminal past, by kneeling on his neck for several minutes.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/26/minneapolis-police-death-custody-fbi/ Four Minneapolis officers are fired after video shows one kneeling on neck of black man who later died], ''The Washington Post''</ref> Chauvin was convicted of Floyd's murder in April 2021.<ref>[https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/ex-police-officer-derek-chauvin-sentenced-to-over-22-years-for-george-floyd Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin sentenced to over 22 years in jail for George Floyd murder], ''The Straits Times''</ref> He later pleaded guilty to violating Floyd's civil rights and those of an African-American teenager who he had knelt on and beaten.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/death-of-george-floyd-george-floyd-minneapolis-race-and-ethnicity-st-paul-a8b12b1e3e0fedc1270c659e3428134e Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges in Floyd's death], ''Associated Press''</ref>