Former US police officer Derek Chauvin, who murdered George Floyd, was stabbed in a prison, reported news agency AP citing sources. Floyd’s murder sparked massive protests in 2020 over racial injustice meted out to people of colour. The US Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed an assault to AFP without naming the person injured. It said, “An incarcerated individual was assaulted at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Tucson.”
#BREAKING: Derek Chauvin, the US police officer whose murder of George Floyd sparked massive racial justice protests in 2020, has been stabbed in prison, according to a New York Times report citing unnamed sources. pic.twitter.com/BNciTeEcPU
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 25, 2023
According to an Associated Press report, the attack took place at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, which is a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages. The Bureau of Prisons confirmed that a person was assaulted at around 12:30 pm local time on Friday. The agency added that the responding employees contained the incident and performed ‘life-saving measures’ and rushed the inmate to a hospital.
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