Police officer involved in George Floyd's death arrested for murder

Derek Chauvin, the police officer involved in the incident in which the African-American George Floyd died, He was arrested this Friday and charged with murder and manslaughter, four days after the unfortunate event.

John Harrington, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, announced that Chauvin was taken into custody by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Chauvin faces charges of third-degree murder and manslaughter.

The county prosecutor specified that the other three officers involved are also in police custody.

Floyd, 46, was the victim of a violent arrest in Minneapolis on Monday, May 25, as a result of which he died. The deceased was subdued by the officer by placing his knee on his neck for nine minutes.

Quickly, reactions of condemnation multiplied worldwide due to the brutality with which Chauvin held Floyd down with his knee on his neck, despite the victim's pleas, who insisted that she could not breathe.

In recent days, groups of protesters have taken to the streets to demand justice in several cities across the country.

The police station where Chauvin worked was burned down on Thursday night. After the violent outbreaks, the president Trump threatened to send military to Minnesota city and called the protesters “thugs.”

“We will assume control if difficulties begin, but when the looting begins, the shooting begins,” the president wrote.

Finally, more than 500 members of the National Guard used tear gas and rubber bullets this Friday to disperse those who were looting businesses or burning infrastructure in Minneapolis.

Riots and looting have occurred in the city, and a curfew has been imposed this Friday.

“Fires still burn in our streets. The ashes symbolize decades and generations of pain, of anguish,” said Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz, who hopes that justice will be done “quickly” against the officers involved in Floyd's death.

In the midst of chaos, a team of the CNN He was arrested and later released, while broadcasting live for television.