Updated 11:40 a.m. ET
A Minneapolis judge has dismissed the third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, one of the four former police officers facing criminal charges in the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd.
Chauvin, who was captured on cell phone video kneeling on Floyd’s neck for several minutes, still faces a higher charge of second-degree murder. Chauvin’s legal team filed a motion to have both charges dropped, but the latter was denied.
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