Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for George Floyd murder

Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted of murdering Floyd, a Black man.

Derek Chauvin, the white former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, a Black man, was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison Friday.

Chauvin, 45, was convicted in April of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for pressing his knee against Floyd’s neck for up to 9 1/2 minutes as the 46-year-old Floyd gasped that he couldn’t breathe and went limp.