MPR News with Angela Davis

After the verdict in the civil rights trial of three former Mpls. police officers

MPD Officers Federal Civil Rights Trial
Activists hold signs demanding justice during a press conference regarding the federal civil rights trial of former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao on Jan. 20.
Tim Evans for MPR News, file

Three fired Minneapolis police officers were found guilty on all counts Thursday of violating George Floyd's civil rights.

Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were on the scene of Floyd’s arrest May 25, 2020, as Derek Chauvin, the senior officer on site, pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd, handcuffed and face down on the pavement, pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. Thao, Kueng and Lane were accused of failing to provide medical aid to Floyd.

MPR News host Angela Davis discusses the verdict, the ramifications and what comes next.

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