Defense: Chauvin called 'all of the shots' when Floyd killed

 

January 23, 2022



ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights accused the men Monday of standing by as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin "slowly killed George Floyd right in front of them."

But one defense attorney countered that Chauvin called "all of the shots" as the senior officer at the scene and criticized the Minneapolis Police Department for doing too little to train officers to intervene when a colleague should be stopped. Another officer's attorney focused on Floyd's struggle with police before they restraine...



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