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: 604509

Reported Deaths: 7638

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Hennepin	124967	1779
Ramsey	52513	897
Dakota	46840	471
Anoka	42774	458
Washington	27428	291
Stearns	22557	225
St. Louis	18138	313
Scott	17551	136
Wright	16379	149
Olmsted	13399	102
Sherburne	12020	95
Carver	10674	48
Clay	8261	92
Rice	8202	110
Blue Earth	7626	44
Crow Wing	6817	95
Kandiyohi	6679	85
Chisago	6199	52
Otter Tail	5858	84
Benton	5829	98
Goodhue	4838	74
Douglas	4755	81
Mower	4705	33
Winona	4613	51
Itasca	4597	63
Isanti	4400	64
McLeod	4306	61
Morrison	4247	62
Beltrami	4078	61
Nobles	4076	50
Steele	3978	16
Polk	3890	72
Becker	3867	55
Lyon	3638	53
Carlton	3530	56
Freeborn	3470	33
Pine	3349	23
Nicollet	3312	45
Mille Lacs	3118	54
Brown	3078	40
Le Sueur	2973	26
Cass	2862	32
Todd	2856	33
Meeker	2634	43
Waseca	2380	23
Martin	2353	32
Roseau	2112	21
Wabasha	2079	3
Hubbard	1966	41
Dodge	1878	3
Renville	1824	46
Redwood	1765	39
Houston	1746	16
Cottonwood	1671	24
Wadena	1633	23
Fillmore	1576	10
Faribault	1547	19
Chippewa	1540	38
Pennington	1538	20
Kanabec	1468	28
Sibley	1468	10
Aitkin	1389	37
Watonwan	1357	9
Rock	1287	19
Jackson	1227	12
Pipestone	1167	26
Yellow Medicine	1149	20
Pope	1130	6
Murray	1071	10
Swift	1069	18
Koochiching	954	18
Stevens	924	11
Clearwater	890	16
Marshall	888	17
Lake	832	20
Wilkin	832	13
Lac qui Parle	756	22
Big Stone	604	4
Grant	594	8
Lincoln	585	3
Mahnomen	566	9
Norman	547	9
Kittson	490	22
Unassigned	481	93
Red Lake	401	7
Traverse	377	5
Lake of the Woods	345	3
Cook	172	0

Iowa Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 371101

Reported Deaths: 6053

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Polk	58263	640
Linn	21221	339
Scott	20308	248
Black Hawk	16157	312
Woodbury	15240	230
Johnson	14623	85
Dubuque	13510	211
Dallas	11291	99
Pottawattamie	11228	174
Story	10716	48
Warren	5837	91
Clinton	5615	93
Cerro Gordo	5540	95
Sioux	5175	74
Webster	5158	94
Muscatine	4882	106
Marshall	4869	76
Des Moines	4676	72
Wapello	4338	122
Buena Vista	4269	40
Jasper	4211	72
Plymouth	4031	81
Lee	3823	56
Marion	3660	76
Jones	3009	57
Henry	2946	37
Bremer	2884	61
Carroll	2871	52
Boone	2686	34
Crawford	2682	40
Benton	2598	55
Washington	2573	51
Dickinson	2493	44
Mahaska	2326	51
Jackson	2252	42
Clay	2167	27
Kossuth	2161	66
Tama	2120	71
Delaware	2111	43
Winneshiek	1987	35
Page	1945	22
Buchanan	1940	33
Cedar	1924	23
Hardin	1875	44
Fayette	1866	43
Wright	1860	40
Hamilton	1819	51
Harrison	1800	73
Clayton	1710	57
Butler	1663	35
Madison	1646	19
Mills	1638	24
Floyd	1634	42
Cherokee	1593	38
Lyon	1588	41
Poweshiek	1570	36
Allamakee	1529	52
Hancock	1503	34
Iowa	1498	24
Winnebago	1445	31
Cass	1392	55
Calhoun	1389	13
Grundy	1372	33
Emmet	1358	41
Jefferson	1335	35
Shelby	1318	37
Sac	1309	20
Union	1300	35
Louisa	1296	49
Appanoose	1290	49
Mitchell	1266	43
Chickasaw	1249	17
Franklin	1235	23
Guthrie	1233	32
Humboldt	1196	26
Palo Alto	1136	23
Howard	1050	22
Montgomery	1036	38
Clarke	1009	24
Keokuk	967	32
Monroe	964	31
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Ida	915	35
Adair	873	32
Pocahontas	858	22
Davis	852	25
Monona	829	31
Osceola	789	16
Greene	780	11
Lucas	779	23
Worth	761	8
Taylor	668	12
Fremont	626	9
Decatur	616	9
Ringgold	564	24
Van Buren	563	18
Wayne	544	23
Audubon	533	11
Adams	344	4