George Floyd death: Derek Chauvin murder charge upped, all 4 officers are now facing charges

All four former Minneapolis police officers fired last month following the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died while in police custody, are now facing charges, Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison announced on Wednesday.

Derek Chauvin, who was seen on video kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than seven minutes, was charged with second-degree murder, a charge the had been upped from a previous third-degree murder charge laid against him last week.

Former officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were also charged on Wednesday with aiding and abetting murder in the second-degree, a felony charge. Minnesota Criminal Bureau of Apprehension superintendent Drew Evans said that one of three other officers is in custody and they expect the other two officers to be in custody sometime Wednesday afternoon.

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