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Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison.

A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating the Black man’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air.

The defense attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd has requested a new trial, saying the court abused its discretion on several points.

A jury has announced their verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis Police officer, Derek Chauvin, in the death of George Floyd.

The jury deliberated over parts of two days in a city on edge against another outbreak of unrest.

Meanwhile, the body of George Floyd arrived at a church in Houston for a final public memorial.

The family of George Floyd says an independent autopsy has found that he died of asphyxiation from sustained pressure on his back and neck.

Derek Chauvin, the cop who knelt on George Floyd's neck, has been arrested and taken into custody.