Brooklyn Center police said officers pulled Daunte Wright over around 2 p.m. Sunday and attempted to take him into custody after determining he had an outstanding warrant; however, Wright got back into his car and an officer opened fire.
Hennepin County medical examiner Dr. Andrew Baker testified during Derek Chauvin's trial that the way the officer restrained George Floyd "was more than Mr. Floyd could take."
"You took my 20s, my 30s, my 40s and my 50s and you still talking about this is worth that?" Ronnie Long, 65, said after receiving a $750,000 payout from North Carolina, which caps the amount exonerated individuals can receive from the state.
Prosecution witness Dr. Martin Tobin, a lung and critical care specialist, testified that George Floyd died by being pinned to the pavement by Derek Chauvin's knee and not from drugs.
George Clooney purportedly told George Floyd's family attorney that Derek Chauvin should "let somebody come and put their knee on his neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds."
Jody Stiger, an LAPD sergeant serving as a prosecution witness, testified Wednesday that former cop Derek Chauvin was bearing down with most of his weight from the time officers put George Floyd on the ground until paramedics arrived.
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified that now-fired Officer Derek Chauvin violated departmental policy by pinning his knee onto George Floyd's neck after he stopped resisting.
Minneapolis Police Department's homicide division Lt. Richard Zimmerman testified Friday during Derek Chauvin's trial that kneeling on a person's neck as he did with George Floyd is "totally unnecessary."
