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Collected Item: “911 Dispatcher Jena Scurry Testifies in Derek Chauvin Trial”

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911 Dispatcher Jena Scurry Testifies in Derek Chauvin Trial

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Jena Scurry, a 911 dispatcher with the city of Minneapolis, testified in court Monday that she called police after watching footage of George Floyd's arrest because "something wasn't right." Scurry took the stand in the first day of testimony in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer charged in Floyd's death. Scurry saw Chauvin on camera kneeling on Floyd's neck during the fatal May 2020 encounter. Watch part of her testimony here and read more: https://cbsn.ws/3rvfM6F

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witness, trial, Derek Chauvin, Jena Scurry, 911 dispatcher, Minneapolis, testify, court, police, police brutality, video, Social Justice, ASU, HST580

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2021-03-29
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