A Minnesota judge has dropped a third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd earlier this year.
Chauvin still faces charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. A video uploaded on May 25 showed Chauvin during an arrest with his knee on Floyd’s neck and back before his death, an incident that sparked months of protests, riots, and violence across the United States.
