The white police officer who knelt on unarmed George Floyd's neck before he died allegedly tried to kill another black man in 2008.
Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin was fired after being caught on camera performing a dangerous hold on the tragic 46-year-old as he gasped for air and begged for his life in Minneapolis on Monday.
Chauvin had 18 prior complaints against him, only two of which were "closed with discipline", the police department said. Thousands of protesters have since taken to the Minnesota city's streets demanding he be charged over the incident, with red paint and the word 'murderer' daubed on his driveway.
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