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The murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for his involvement in the killing of George Floyd begins in Hennepin County, Minnesota. A series of protests in the United States and around the world occurred in 2020 in response to the killing. [https:--www.washingtonpost.com-nation-2021-03-07-derek-chauvin-trial-george-floyd- ("The Washington Post")]George Floyd protests
2021-03-29

The New York City Department of Investigation accuses the police department of mishandling their response to Black Lives Matter protests in the city, which broke out following the killing of George Floyd.
2020-12-18

Federal prosecutors announce that Ivan Harrison Hunter, an alleged member of the Boogaloo Bois, has been charged for firing an AK-47 at a police station in Minneapolis during protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd.
2020-10-23

A Hennepin County, Minnesota judge drops the third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, who was filmed kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for nearly nine minutes in May. He still faces second-degree murder and manslaughter charges.
2020-10-22

A masked, umbrella-wielding man accused of helping incite riots and looting in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd is identified.
2020-07-29

Derek Chauvin, the police officer who is expected to face charges over the killing of George Floyd, faces new felony charges along with his wife Kellie.
2020-07-22

An Algerian man in Antwerp, Belgium, dies after a police officer knelt on his back during an arrest outside a bar. The death was compared to that of George Floyd.
2020-07-19

The Leader of the UK's Labour Party, Keir Starmer, sacks his Shadow Secretary of State for Education Rebecca Long-Bailey for sharing an article on social media that says American police were trained by Mossad to use the knee-on-neck restraint that killed George Floyd, which Israeli police say is false.
2020-06-25

The criminal charge for former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd is upgraded to second-degree murder, while the three officers who helped restrain Floyd are charged with aiding and abetting murder.
2020-06-3

Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, who was recorded on video kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes and eventually causing his death, is taken into custody by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and charged with third-degree murder and second degree manslaughter.
2020-05-29