US media has said Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020, has been stabbed in prison.
The 47-year-old is reported to be seriously injured.
The Bureau of Prisons confirmed in a statement that an inmate at a federal prison in the city of Tucson was stabbed on Friday.
Chauvin is serving multiple sentences for George Floyd’s death, which triggered protests against police brutality and racism.
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