No charges in fatal shooting during George Floyd riots in MInneapolis

A firefighter directs water on a burned building as one of the state troopers patrols the area Friday, May 29, 2020 after another night of protests over the death of George Floyd who died in police custody Monday in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Not enough evidence to prove it wasn't self-defense.

Posted: Dec 14, 2020 6:58 PM

Posted By: Mike Bunge

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis prosecutors say there will be no charges filed against a pawn shop owner in the fatal shooting of another man during unrest following the death of George Floyd.

Calvin Horton Jr. was found shot outside Cadillac Pawn & Jewelry on May 27 and he died at a hospital. Authorities arrested the pawn shop owner but released him without charges. Prosecutors said Monday that there's not enough evidence to prove that the shooting wasn't self-defense.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman's office says video was destroyed and only one witness cooperated. Prosecutors will reconsider charges if additional evidence comes forward.

Minnesota Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 485230

Reported Deaths: 6554

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Hennepin	100680	1585
Ramsey	43047	801
Dakota	36254	390
Anoka	33274	384
Washington	22065	255
Stearns	18723	201
St. Louis	14794	262
Scott	13273	107
Wright	12517	115
Olmsted	11779	88
Sherburne	8715	72
Carver	7710	40
Clay	6903	87
Rice	6700	91
Blue Earth	5938	35
Kandiyohi	5794	74
Crow Wing	5196	81
Chisago	4984	45
Otter Tail	4818	70
Benton	4461	90
Winona	4180	49
Mower	4041	31
Douglas	3925	68
Nobles	3868	47
Goodhue	3855	68
Polk	3427	62
McLeod	3393	49
Beltrami	3373	51
Morrison	3242	47
Lyon	3130	44
Itasca	3127	46
Becker	3109	41
Isanti	3057	54
Carlton	3001	49
Steele	2997	11
Pine	2820	16
Freeborn	2805	23
Nicollet	2581	41
Todd	2478	30
Brown	2446	37
Le Sueur	2350	20
Mille Lacs	2272	47
Cass	2199	24
Waseca	2089	17
Meeker	2074	34
Martin	1893	28
Wabasha	1862	3
Roseau	1802	17
Hubbard	1606	40
Houston	1573	14
Dodge	1521	4
Renville	1495	40
Redwood	1470	27
Fillmore	1372	8
Chippewa	1363	35
Cottonwood	1348	20
Pennington	1341	16
Wadena	1309	20
Faribault	1229	17
Aitkin	1189	33
Sibley	1173	10
Watonwan	1172	8
Rock	1157	14
Kanabec	1074	19
Pipestone	1014	24
Yellow Medicine	976	17
Murray	943	8
Jackson	935	10
Swift	879	18
Pope	802	5
Marshall	778	15
Stevens	741	8
Lake	737	18
Clearwater	719	14
Lac qui Parle	683	16
Wilkin	671	10
Koochiching	618	11
Big Stone	516	3
Lincoln	506	2
Grant	491	8
Unassigned	479	68
Norman	476	8
Mahnomen	441	7
Kittson	408	21
Red Lake	362	5
Traverse	305	5
Lake of the Woods	219	1
Cook	118	0

Iowa Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 362189

Reported Deaths: 5414

County	Cases	Deaths
Polk	58146	549
Linn	20653	312
Scott	18288	207
Black Hawk	16249	291
Woodbury	14961	211
Johnson	13834	73
Dubuque	13537	194
Dallas	11358	90
Pottawattamie	10765	143
Story	10216	45
Warren	5552	74
Clinton	5432	84
Cerro Gordo	5336	81
Webster	5187	87
Marshall	4962	72
Sioux	4943	69
Buena Vista	4732	36
Des Moines	4576	61
Muscatine	4511	91
Wapello	4330	108
Jasper	4169	66
Plymouth	3945	77
Lee	3753	52
Marion	3590	69
Jones	2941	54
Henry	2927	37
Carroll	2855	48
Bremer	2801	54
Crawford	2747	35
Boone	2596	30
Washington	2541	47
Benton	2528	54
Mahaska	2243	46
Jackson	2214	38
Dickinson	2174	39
Tama	2134	65
Kossuth	2081	54
Clay	1935	25
Hamilton	1920	42
Delaware	1888	39
Winneshiek	1884	27
Buchanan	1851	29
Fayette	1850	35
Page	1832	19
Hardin	1810	39
Wright	1797	31
Harrison	1796	69
Cedar	1779	23
Clayton	1680	53
Butler	1663	31
Mills	1631	20
Floyd	1627	40
Madison	1545	18
Cherokee	1539	35
Poweshiek	1537	30
Hancock	1468	29
Lyon	1458	41
Allamakee	1456	46
Iowa	1444	23
Appanoose	1391	47
Grundy	1390	30
Jefferson	1382	32
Winnebago	1382	30
Cass	1341	51
Calhoun	1337	11
Mitchell	1308	40
Louisa	1282	41
Union	1263	31
Chickasaw	1252	13
Sac	1242	18
Emmet	1212	40
Shelby	1210	33
Franklin	1184	19
Humboldt	1174	25
Guthrie	1165	28
Palo Alto	1049	21
Montgomery	1039	36
Howard	1031	21
Clarke	1005	20
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Keokuk	981	29
Monroe	931	28
Adair	919	28
Ida	910	32
Pocahontas	855	19
Davis	826	23
Monona	816	27
Greene	773	10
Lucas	738	21
Osceola	705	14
Worth	698	7
Taylor	664	12
Fremont	591	9
Decatur	578	9
Van Buren	559	18
Ringgold	520	20
Wayne	488	21
Audubon	486	9
Adams	326	4