Police stop brawl by letting white youth sit on sofa as Black teen is handcuffed

National outrage over police treatment of Black individuals built into historic protests following the 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis when a white officer knelt on his neck for nine minutes. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was convicted of murder while his three colleagues are currently on trial for hate crimes in federal court in St Paul.

In an interview with local TV station ABC7, the Black youth, whose first name is Kye, said he was defending a younger friend.