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George Floyd death: US police officer charged with murder of black man as protests rage - Sky News

A US police officer has been charged with the murder of George Floyd following widespread protests over his death.

George Floyd died in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin was filmed kneeling on his neck for at least eight minutes during his arrest for allegedly using a fake $20 note in a shop.

Chauvin, who was sacked following Mr Floyd's death, has now been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, prosecutors said.

The police officer who carried out the arrest has been put on administrative leave
Image: Chauvin has now been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter

It comes after three days of protests that have spread throughout the US, with chaotic scenes also erupting in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, Phoenix and Memphis.

In Minnesota, where Mr Floyd died, they escalated in violence as demonstrators torched a police precinct that had been abandoned by officers.

On Friday morning, nearly every building in the shopping district around the police station - which was guarded by National Guard members - had been vandalised, burned or looted.

Dozens of volunteers swept up broken glass in the street.

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The owner of a Minneapolis restaurant that caught fire and was damaged backed the demonstrations, saying "let my building burn, justice needs to be served".

The owner's daughter wrote on Facebook that her family won't lose hope, as they are grateful "for our neighbours who did their best to stand guard and protect Gandhi Mahal".

She continued: "Youre [sic] efforts won't go unrecognized. Don't worry about us, we will rebuild and we will recover. This is Hafsa, Ruhel's daughter writing, as I am sitting next to my dad watching the news, I hear him say on the phone; 'let my building burn, Justice needs to be served, put those officers in jail.

"Gandhi Mahal May have felt the flames last night, but our firey drive to help protect and stand with our community will never die! Peace be with everyone."

George Floyd. Pics: Tannen Maury/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Image: George Floyd died in police custody on Monday

News of Chauvin's arrest came moments after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz acknowledged the "abject failure" of the response to this week's protests and called for swift justice for officers involved.

Mr Walz said the state would take over the response to the protests and that it's time to show respect and dignity to those who are suffering.

CNN's Omar Jimenez is arrested by Minnesota State Patrol officers. Pic: CNN
A CNN reporter is filmed being arrested live during a broadcast of the riots in Minneapolis
police station set alight in minneapolis
Protesters in Minneapolis took over and burned the police department’s 3rd Precinct building

"Minneapolis and St. Paul are on fire. The fire is still smoldering in our streets," he said.

"The ashes are symbolic of decades and generations of pain, of anguish unheard. Now generations of pain is manifesting itself in front of the world - and the world is watching."

State Patrol Police officers block a road on the fourth day of protests on May 29, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protesters demand justice for George Floyd who died in police custody. - Five hundred National Guard soldiers and airmen have been deployed in the northern US cities of Minnesota and St. Paul after three nights of violent protests over the police killing of a black man, the force said Friday. "Our troops are trained to protect life, preserve property and ensure people's right to pea
Image: State Patrol Police officers block a road as Minneapolis protests enter their fourth day
Protesters hold signs during a protest against the fatal injury inflicted by Minneapolis police on African-American man George Floyd, in Denver, Colorado, U.S. May 28, 2020. Picture taken May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Alyson McClaran
Image: Demonstrators held signs and chanted in Denver in some of the more peaceful scenes

The governor said a state senator described her district as "on fire, no police, no firefighters, no social control, constituents locked in houses wondering what they were going to do. That is an abject failure that cannot happen."

Earlier, a black TV reporter was arrested while broadcasting live from the scene of the protests.

Minneapolis fires during protests
The demonstrations have spread far from the American city where Mr Floyd died

CNN viewers saw Minnesota State Patrol officers place the film crew, which included correspondent Omar Jimenez, in handcuffs early on Friday morning. Footage of the arrest prompted widespread outrage, with many accusing police of intimidation.

Plumes of smoke rise into the sky in the aftermath of a protest after a white police officer was caught on a bystander's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man George Floyd, who later died at a hospital, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Image: Smokey scenes in the aftermath of protests in Minneapolis
Demonstrators face off with police in riot gear near the Capitol building, to protest Monday's killing of African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis by a white police officer, in Denver, Colorado, U.S., May 28, 2020 in this image obtained from social media. Picture taken May 28, 2020. Courtesy of Madison Lauterbach/Ms. Mayhem Magazine/@MsMayhem_Mag via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Image: Demonstrators face off with police in riot gear in Denver, Colorado

CNN said the crew was arrested "for doing their jobs, despite identifying themselves - a clear violation of their First Amendment rights".

A statement issued by Minnesota State Patrol said three members of a CNN crew had been arrested "in the course of clearing the streets and restoring order", adding: "The three were released once they were confirmed to be members of the media" - but this was refuted by the CNN.

Demonstrators rock a police van side-to-side in front of the courthouse during protests in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., over the police killing of Breonna Taylor, a black woman fatally shot in her apartment in March, May 28, 2020 in this still image taken from social media video. Content filmed May 28, 2020. Instagram/@the_stable_genius via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Image: Protesters rock a police van side-to-side in front of the courthouse during protests in Louisville, Kentucky

Many see Mr Floyd's death as the country's latest example of widespread police brutality against black people

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