American former police officer involved in George Floyd case
At its Duluth convention, the Minnesota Republican Party has held a brief moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, drawing swift condemnation from Floyd family lawyers and Democrats who say the gesture dishonors George Floyd’s memory. The move comes as debates over policing and accountability continue to roil state politics.
Protests have surged after Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old in Senatobia, was shot by police during a June 14 Walmart incident. A second autopsy shows the child was shot from the side of the car; family and civil rights advocates call for the release of body‑cam, dashcam and Walmart security video as investigations continue.