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The former Minneapolis police officer, who knelt on George Floyd's neck, faces manslaughter and murder charges.
There was no indication the incident was related to the anti-racism protests that have rocked the city in recent weeks.
After George Floyd’s killing, US protesters and politicians want to see police budgets slashed – or forces dismantled altogether.
Protesters booed mayor Jacob Frey and told him to leave the protest after he said he supported police reform but not abolishing the department altogether.
Derek Chauvin, the former officer who kneeled on Floyd's neck, will face a more severe charge of second-degree murder.
Authorities said no one appeared to be injured in the "disturbing" incident. The driver has been arrested.
After days of unrest, the white officer who knelt on the Black man’s neck was charged with third-degree murder.
Video captured by a bystander shows the officer pressing his knee into the neck of a Black man handcuffed on the ground.