A Minneapolis man said he was almost killed by officer Derek Chauvin back in 2008 after identifying him in the viral video of George Floyd’s death.
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In an exclusive by the Daily Beast, Ira Latrell Toles,33, said Derek Chauvin stormed into his home and assaulted him in the bathroom before shooting him in the stomach several years ago. After watching the video Tuesday evening, Toles texted his sister saying Chauvin might have been the cop who shot him. His sister confirmed his identity.
Toles says George Floyd would have been alive today if Chauvin was punished for the violent arrest on May 24, 2008, and he still experiences stomach pain to this day.
“If he was reprimanded when he shot me, George Floyd would still be alive”
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The incident occurred when the mother of his child called the police and several officers arrived at the home without announcing themselves.
“When I saw that he breached the front door, I ran in the bathroom. Then [Chauvin] starts kicking in that door. I was in the bathroom with a cigarette and no lighter.”
He said he started to hit Chauvin in self-defense and was shot because he allegedly tried to grab the officer’s gun. After receiving treatment at the Hennepin County Medical Center, Toles was transported to court where he was charged with two counts of felonious obstruction of legal process or arrest and a misdemeanor for domestic assault.
“To turn a misdemeanor disorderly situation into a felony situation that could have resulted in me dying? He tried to kill me in that bathroom.”
Chauvin and the other officers were placed on paid leave pending an investigation.
“I knew he would do something again, I wish we had smartphones back then.”