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Charges Against Officer In Floyd Killing Upgraded, 3 Other Officers Also Charged Charges Against Officer In Floyd Killing Upgraded, 3 Other Officers Also Charged
Charges Against Officer In Floyd Killing Upgraded, 3 Other Officers Also Charged Minnesota's attorney general upgraded charges on Wednesday to second-degree murder against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into the neck of George Floyd -- and charged three other officers at the scene with aiding and abetting the killing. "I strongly believe that these developments are in the interest of justice for Mr. Floyd, his family, our community and our state," Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said. Derek Chauvin, who had his knee into Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes -- an incident recorded on cellphone video -- initially was charged with thi…

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