Police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of the death of African-American George Floyd, critically wounded in prison

Former police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of the murder of George Floyd, was stabbed. The man was attacked by a fellow inmate in a prison in Arizona.

The prison staff took measures to save his life. This was reported by Sky News.

The US Bureau of Prisons confirmed that the prisoner was attacked at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson. At the same time, the FBI said that they were aware of the attack in the prison, but did not name the persons involved in the crime.

It is worth noting that 47-year-old Chauvin was sent to the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson from a maximum security prison in Minnesota in August 2022 to serve a 22-year sentence for the murder of George Floyd. He was sentenced to a concurrent 21-year prison term for violating Floyd's civil rights.

As you know, 46-year-old Floyd died in May 2020 after Chauvin pressed his knee on his neck for more than nine minutes on the street outside a convenience store in Minneapolis, where he was suspected of trying to pass counterfeit money.

The killing, which was recorded on a cell phone by a passerby, shows Floyd repeatedly saying, "I can't breathe." It has sparked protests against racism and police brutality around the world.

As a reminder, in 2021, a court in Minneapolis (USA) found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of African-American George Floyd in May 2020.

As previously reported by OBOZ.UA:

- George Floyd died from a lack of blood flow to the brain, which was caused by compression of the neck and back. The police officer, detaining the man, pressed his neck with his knee.

- The media published footage of the African-American's brutal detention.

- Floyd's death sparked large-scale protests in America and other countries, which often escalated into riots. At least 13 people died as a result.

- The funeral ceremony for the man took place in Minneapolis on June 4.

- A group of protesters from the Black Lives Matter and Antifa movements seized the central part of Seattle, declaring the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. The police were not allowed there, denying the American authorities.

- The then US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of military units in Washington to stop the riots.

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