The “devastated” wife of the police officer arrested over George Floyd’s death has publicly announced that she is leaving him immediately.

The Minneapolis police officer who was seen kneeling on the neck of George Floyd before he died has been arrested and charged with murder.

The Minneapolis police officer who was seen kneeling on George Floyd’s neck before he died was involved in three police shootings during his 19 years on the job.

The wife of the Minneapolis cop who was seen kneeling on George Floyd’s neck before he died has filed for divorce.

The personal news comes after it has emerged Chauvin was involved in three police shootings during his 19 years on the job — and has been the subject of multiple conduct complaints that resulted in no disciplinary action, according to reports.

Chauvin and three other police officers involved in Mr Floyd’s arrest have been fired as protests rage across the United States.

Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed man who was pleading that he could not breathe.

Minneapolis police have identified the police officers involved as Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J Alexander Kueng.

WHO IS DEREK CHAUVIN.

In 2006, Derek Chauvin was one of six officers who responded to a stabbing, according to Insider, which cited a 2016 report from the Minnesota activist group Communities United Against Police Brutality.

Following protocol, all of the officers — including Chauvin — were put on paid leave during the probe, the outcome of which was unclear.

The four Minneapolis police officers involved in Floyd's death have been fired.

Then-police chief Tim Dolan later said the officers, including Chauvin, “acted appropriately and courageously,” NBC News reported.

Meanwhile, another officer seen in the Floyd video — Tou Thao — was also the subject of the lawsuit and settled an excessive-force lawsuit out of court in 2017, according to Insider