Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was released from custody Wednesday afternoon after posting a $1 million bond according to local media in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Chauvin is one of four officers charged in the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man whom Chauvin is accused of killing during an arrest that took place back in May. Floyd’s arrest and, ultimately, his death, were captured on video, which also shows Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck in an effort to restrain the man. An autopsy later showed that asphyxiation was the proximate cause of Floyd’s death, though there were reportedly other factors.
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