The killing shattered their Georgia community and became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice.
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Ex-officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in Floyd killing
The deal comes during a week when the country is focused on the deaths of 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York, at the hands of an 18-year-old white man.
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Defense rests in officer’s federal trial over George Floyd’s death
Closing arguments in the case will begin Tuesday.
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Amir Locke protesters seek acting police chief’s resignation
The Black man, 22, was fatally shot Wednesday when a SWAT team entered a Minneapolis apartment without knocking.
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Former Minnesota officer who killed Daunte Wright, testifies, ‘I’m sorry it happened’
Kim Potter said she shot Wright in a moment of chaos as he tried to leave a traffic stop as she and other officers were trying to arrest him on an outstanding warrant for a weapons violation.
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Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charge in George Floyd’s killing
Since a federal sentence will run at the same time as his state sentence, he will likely spend 21 years in prison.
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What’s behind ‘sordid’ evidence at Minneapolis officer’s trial?
Kim Potter is charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a young Black man, Daunte Wright.
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Video footage after George Floyd’s death captures Minneapolis police discussing ‘hunting people’
The videos, captured by police body cameras, documented officers speaking derisively about the demonstrators, the news media and Mayor Jacob Frey.
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New push to disband Minneapolis police after George Floyd’s death
In its place would be a public safety department and licensed peace officers.
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Lewiston and Auburn police policies reflect reforms from 2020 protests
It’s been a year since Black Lives Matter protests filled the streets of Lewiston and Auburn, sparking calls for action and change.