Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted for murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, according to the Associated Press.
The stabbing happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has endured staffing shortages and security lapses. The source who divulged the incident was not allowed to discuss the attack publicly and spoke to the outlet on condition of anonymity.
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The Bureau of Prisons confirmed that an incarcerated person was attacked at FCI Tuscon at around 12:30 p.m. local time Friday, according to the Associated Press. The agency said it was engaging in “life-saving measures” before the inmate, who wasn’t named, was taken to a hospital for further treatment and care.
No jail staff were injured, and the FBI was notified after the stabbing, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
Last November, the Tucson federal prison had another major security lapse when an inmate at the facility’s low-security prison camp pulled out a gun he had smuggled into the area. He attempted to shoot a visitor but misfired, and no one was hurt.
Chauvin, a 47-year-old white man, was charged with murdering Floyd, who is black, after a viral video surfaced on May 25, 2020, showing Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck while Floyd struggled to breathe. The incident provoked riots and protests across the country.
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The former police officer recently attempted to have his conviction reconsidered by the Supreme Court, which rejected his appeal without comment last week. Three other former officers who were at the scene of Floyd’s murder received lesser state and federal sentences for their roles in his death.
The Washington Examiner contacted the Bureau of Prisons, the FBI, and an attorney for Chauvin.
