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		</div><p>Prosecutors have charged a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time levelled charges against three other officers at the scene.</p>
<p>The new charges were filed by Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison, who planned an announcement later on Wednesday.</p>
<p>His office did not respond to questions about the charges.</p>
<p>Widely seen bystander video showing African American George Floyd’s May 25 death has sparked protests nationwide and around the world.</p>
<p>Officer Derek Chauvin was fired on May 26 and initially charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The three other officers were also fired but were not immediately charged.</p>
<p>Mr Ellison upgraded the charge against Chauvin to unintentional second-degree murder.</p>
<p>He also charged Thomas Lane, J Kueng and Tou Thao with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.</p>
<p>Lawyer Earl Gray, who represents Lane, told The Associated Press that the Star Tribune’s initial report about the charges was accurate, before ending the call.</p>
<p>Before news of the upgraded charges, a lawyer for Chauvin said he was not making any statements at this time.</p>
<p>Lawyers for Thao and Kueng did not return messages seeking comment on the charges.</p>
<p>Benjamin Crump, a lawyer for Mr Floyd’s family, called it “<i>a bittersweet moment</i>” and “<i>a significant step forward on the road to justice</i>”.</p>
<p>Mr Crump said Mr Elison had told the family he would continue his investigation into Mr Floyd’s death and upgrade the charge to first-degree murder if warranted.</p>
<p>Mr Floyd’s family and protesters have repeatedly called for criminal charges against all four officers as well as more serious charges for Chauvin, who held his knee to Mr Floyd’s neck.</p>
<p>Some of the rockiness of the days since Mr Floyd’s death May 25 dissipated on Tuesday night, with demonstrations continuing around the country, but without major reports of violence.</p>
<p>Curfews and efforts by protesters to contain earlier flare-ups of lawlessness were credited with preventing more widespread damage to businesses in New York and other cities overnight.</p>
<p>“<i>Last night we took a step forward in moving out of this difficult period we’ve had the last few days and moving to a better time</i>,” New York mayor Bill de Blasio said.</p>
<p>New York police said they arrested about 280 people on protest-related charges on Tuesday night, compared with 700 a day earlier.</p>
<p>Nationwide, the number arrested in connection to the unrest rose to more than 9,000.</p>
<p>At least 12 deaths have been reported, though the circumstances in many cases are still being sorted out.</p>
<p>Some tense incidents continued Tuesday night, but were far less prevalent than in preceding days.</p>
<p>Police and National Guard troops used tear gas, flash-bang grenades, nonlethal rounds and other means of dispersing crowds near a police precinct in Seattle, near Centennial Park in Atlanta and at demonstrations in Tampa and St Petersburg, Florida.</p>
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