Derek Chauvin Trial: Here's What We Know So Far
<img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/605cf0e42500001e0c1d9683.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="" data-caption="" data-rich-caption="" data-credit="Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/HuffPost; Photo: Getty Images" data-credit-link-back="" /><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Opening statements in the high-profile trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck as he lay dying in May 2020, are set to begin on Monday.</p><p>Chauvin, 45, is charged with second- and third-degree murder as well as manslaughter in Floyd’s death. He has pleaded not guilty on all counts. </p><p>Video recorded by a bystander and viewed millions of times across the world showed Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, crying out for help as Chauvin, who is white, and two other police officers pinned him to the ground.</p><p>Floyd’s killing sparked global protests against police brutality and racism and led to a reckoning against racial injustice.</p><p>Here’s what else you need to know as Chauvin’s trial unfolds. </p><h2>How George Floyd Died</h2><p>On May 25, 2020, the Monday of Memorial Day weekend, two Minneapolis police officers – Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane – responded to a call shortly after 8pm about a man trying to use a counterfeit $20 bill at a corner market, according to <a href="https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/6975-derek-chauvin-complaint/cd9e96e708a9b0c8ba58/optimized/full.pdf#page=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a criminal complaint</a> filed by the state of Minnesota.</p><p>The suspect, Floyd, was sitting in a parked car near the store with two other passengers when Kueng and Lane arrived, according to t
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