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Breahna Giles, a forensic scientist with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension testified on Wednesday in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.

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Pills Gathered From George Floyd Scene Contained Traces Of Methamphetamine, Fentanyl

9:10pm April 07, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Forensics specialists testified that a handful of pills recovered from the SUV that Floyd was in and the police squad car had very low levels of the controlled substances.

Civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong is among those in Minneapolis and around the world who have been closely watching Derek Chauvin's trial on charges of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death.

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Derek Chauvin Trial Breaks 'Blue Wall Of Silence,' But Will It Transform Policing?

1:19pm April 07, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney and activist, says it's "amazing" the Minneapolis police chief and others testified against Chauvin. But she's unsure if the trial will bring reforms.

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David Ploeger, a retired Minneapolis police sergeant who was Derek Chauvin's shift supervisor, on Thursday told the court that he wasn't informed of the officer's knee on George Floyd's neck until after he was in the hospital, or how long Chauvin had kept

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Chauvin's Former Supervisor Testifies Restraint Should Have Ended Much Sooner

9:18pm April 01, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"When Mr. Floyd was no longer offering up any resistance to the officers, they could have ended the restraint," retired Sgt. David Ploeger told the court on Thursday.

Seth Bravinder, a paramedic who responded to the scene of George Floyd's death last year, testifies at the trial of then-officer Derek Chauvin on Thursday.

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'In Lay Terms, I Thought He Was Dead,' Testifies Paramedic Of George Floyd

7:03pm April 01, 2021

Paramedics who treated George Floyd as he lay motionless in the street, testified at then-officer Derek Chauvin's trial on Thursday. They said Floyd was in cardiac arrest and "limp" when they arrived.

Witness Charles McMillian answers questions on Wednesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn.

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Chauvin Trial: Witnesses Describe Officers' Fatal Detention Of George Floyd

6:18pm March 31, 2021

"Even I said to the officer, I said, 'man, he said he can't breathe.' They said, 'if he keep talking, well, he can breathe,'" said Charles McMillian, who testified that he pulled over to observe.

Minneapolis Firefighter Genevieve Hansen testifies Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd.

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Firefighter Testifies: 'I Was Desperate To Help ... And This Human Was Denied That'

8:23pm March 30, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Video footage played in court on Tuesday shows Genevieve Hansen pleading with officers on top of George Floyd for a chance to help him. She asked them to check his pulse. They ignored her requests.

This image from a police body camera shows people gathering as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was recorded pressing his knee on George Floyd's neck for several minutes as onlookers yelled at Chauvin to get off and Floyd said that he could

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Teenage Witness Says Floyd 'Looked Kind Of Purple, Limp' When Ambulance Arrived

5:11pm March 30, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The 17-year-old described then-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin as "kind of angry," adding that "he was digging his knee into George Floyd's neck" and he threatened bystanders with a can of Mace.

Jena Scurry, a Minneapolis 911 dispatcher, was the first witness to testify Monday in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.

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Minneapolis 911 Dispatcher Testifies: 'Something Was Wrong'

5:57pm March 29, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"My instincts were telling me that something was wrong," said Jena Scurry, who had a view of the interior of the squad car from which George Floyd was dragged. "It was an extended period of time."

Attorney Ben Crump (center) took a knee with members of George Floyd's family and Rev. Al Sharpton for 8 minutes and 46 seconds outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Monday, shortly before opening arguments began in the t

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George Floyd's Family And Lawyers Take A Knee, Call For Justice As Trial Begins

11:57am March 29, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Members of George Floyd's family and legal team, kneeled for 8 minutes and 46 seconds outside the Hennepin County Courthouse just moments before the start of Derek Chauvin's murder trial.