George Floyd's Killer Derek Chauvin Is in 'Stable Condition' and 'Expected to Survive' Prison Stabbing Attack

Mar. 15, 2025

Derek Chauvinis “expected to survive” the recentprison stabbing attackhe was involved in, authorities said.

Earlier this week, Chauvin, 47 — the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murderingGeorge Floyd— was stabbed in an Arizona prison.

Now, Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara and a spokesperson for state attorney general Keith Ellison’s office tell PEOPLE in statements that Chauvin is on the mend.

Citing his agency’s “federal law enforcement partners," O’Hara said that Chauvin was “in stable condition."

Brian Evans, an Ellison spokesperson, meanwhile, said the attorney general’s office “heard that [Chauvin] is expected to survive" as of Friday evening.

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A source familiar with the incident previously told theAPon Friday that Chauvin was seriously injured after another inmate attacked him in the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona.

The prison is medium-security but has been low-staffed, causing a lack of security, according to the outlet.

The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) later confirmed an unnamed inmate at the Tucson facility was attacked around 12:30 p.m. on Friday.

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According to the BOP, the FBI has also been notified of the incident.

Chauvin was later sentenced to 21 years in federal prison.

source: people.com