Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, was stabbed Friday in a federal prison and seriously injured, the Associated Press reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Floyd’s death in 2020 sparked a wave of protests around the world against police brutality and racism after Chauvin, who is white, knelt on the handcuffed Black man’s neck for more than nine minutes in a murder recorded on a mobile phone video.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that an unidentified inmate was assaulted at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona, but would not confirm whether it was Chauvin.
Derek Chauvin
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Chauvin, 47, was stabbed by another inmate at the prison, the news agency said, citing a source who was not authorized to discuss the attack and requested anonymity.
The New York Times, which cited two people with knowledge of the matter, also reported that Chavin was stabbed.
In its statement, the office said employees at the medium-security prison responded to the attack and “initiated life-saving measures” of one person, who was taken by emergency medical services to a hospital for treatment.
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