Derek Chauvinformer Minneapolis police officer convicted in George Floyd’s death He was stabbed to death Friday in federal prison. and was seriously injured, he said Associated PressThis was reported by a source familiar with the situation.

Floyd’s death in 2020 caused waves wave of protests around the world against police brutality and racism after Chauvin, who is white, fell on the neck A black man who was handcuffed for more than nine minutes during the killing was captured on cellphone video.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that an unidentified inmate was attacked in Federal Correctional Institution Tucson, Arizona but he was reluctant to confirm whether it was Chauvin.

Chauvin, 47 years old, was stabbed to death by another prisoner in prisonThe agency reported this citing a source who was not authorized to discuss the attack and wished to remain anonymous.

He The newspaper “New York Timeswho quoted two people who know the businessalso reported that Chavin was stabbed.

In a statement, the department said that staff at the maximum security prison responded to the attack and “Life-saving measures have begun” one person was taken by emergency medical services to hospital for treatment.

Guilty of violating Floyd’s rights

In December 2021, Chauvin pleaded guilty in federal court to violating George Floyd’s civil rights. will probably extend his prison sentence following his previous conviction for the murder of a black man.

A state judge had already sentenced Chauvin to 22 1/2 years in prison earlier that year after a jury found him guilty of killing Floyd in 2020, and he has since been convicted. held in solitary confinement in a maximum security prison Minnesota.

Chauvin, who initially pleaded not guilty in September, signed a plea agreement in court that also forces him to pay compensationThe amount has not yet been determined, WCCO-TV reported. He also agreed that he would never again obtain a law enforcement license.

Reuters