The statement and others from Derek Chauvin, the officer who pressed his knee into Floyd's neck on May 25, came from transcripts for the body camera of two other officers at the scene.

The rope was tied into what appears to be a crude noose and was discovered at a Bloomington fire station on June 15, according to a news release from the city.

The 12-0 vote is just the first step in a process that faces significant bureaucratic obstacles to make the November ballot, where the city’s voters would have the final say.

In law enforcement, they’re referred to as “nonlethal” tools for dealing with demonstrations that turn unruly: rubber bullets, pepper spray, batons, flash-bangs.

One man is dead and 11 people suffered non-life-threatening wounds in a shooting in Minneapolis, police there said early Sunday.

According to online records, J. Kueng, 26, posted bail of $750,000 and was released from the Hennepin County Jail, with conditions, about 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Beginning July 1, affiliated Black Lives Matters chapters can apply for unrestricted funding of up to $500,000 in multi-year grants, the foundation announced.

An Atlanta police officer was fired following the fatal shooting of a Black man and another officer was placed on administrative duty, the police department announced early Sunday.

Former officer Thomas Lane, who had been held on $750,000 bond, is one of three men charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in connection to Floyd's death on May 25.

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee is reviewing the Justice in Policing Act, a far-ranging package of proposals amid a national debate on policing and racial inequity.