Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts opened up about protests across the country sparked by George Floyd's killing to Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday:
The Dodgers released a statement on Monday:
Floyd was killed while in Minneapolis police custody May 25 after then-officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. The 46-year-old unarmed black man was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, and results from an independent autopsy were released Monday:
Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter Friday, while three other officers present for Floyd's arrest have not been charged.