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Derek Chauvin Trial: 4 Big Takeaways From Prosecution's 'Very Strong' Second Week
Some of the week's most stinging testimony came from a renowned pulmonologist and the chief of the Minneapolis Police Department.
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin moved methodically through its second week, giving the jury a more complete picture of the forces that shaped Chauvin’s deadly interaction with George Floyd on May 25, 2020.
Floyd, a Black man, was captured on video that day struggling with a small group of officers for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill until Chauvin, a white man, pinned him to the ground by the neck with his knee for more than nine minutes. Floyd appeared to be unconscious for more than four of those minutes. He was then taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.