Derek Chauvin

Derek Chauvin
Chauvin in federal custody, 2023
Born	Derek Michael Chauvin 1976 (age 49–50)
Education	Dakota County Technical College, Metropolitan State University (BS)
Known for	Murder of George Floyd
Criminal status	Incarcerated
Convictions	Deprivation of rights under color of law (2 counts) Unintentional second-degree murder Third-degree murder Second-degree manslaughter Tax evasion (2 counts)
Trial	State v. Chauvin
Criminal penalty	Federal sentence: 21 years imprisonment State sentence: 22+1⁄2 years imprisonment
Details
Victims	George Floyd (murdered) Unnamed juvenile (unreasonable force)
Date	May 25, 2020 (murder of Floyd) September 4, 2017 (unreasonable force to juvenile)
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Date apprehended	May 29, 2020
Imprisoned at	FCI Big Spring
Police career
Department	Minneapolis Police Department
Service years	2001–2020

Derek Michael Chauvin (/ˈʃoʊvən/ SHOH-vən; born 1976) is an American former police officer who was convicted for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota during 2020.

On May 25, 2020, Floyd was arrested after a store clerk alleged that he made a purchase using a counterfeit $20 bill. In the course of the arrest, Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for about nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on the street and calling out "I can't breathe". The murder set off a series of protests in Minneapolis, across the United States, and around the world, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

In early 2021, Chauvin was put on trial for unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter and convicted on all of the charges. He was sentenced to 22+1⁄2 years in prison. Appeals to the Minnesota Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of the United States for review were denied.