An-Najah News - Nablus - Kelly Chauvin, wife of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer accused of killing Afro-American George Floyd, filed for divorce after his arrest.

According to a statement issued by the Secola Law Office in Minneapolis, the lawyers said that Kelly Chauvin was very shocked by the death of George Floyd, and she expressed sympathy for his family and those who were shocked by the tragic death of his death, according to various American media.

Kelly Chauvin’s lawyers wrote: “She applied for the dissolution of her marriage to Derek Chauvin While Mrs. Chauvin has no children from her current marriage, she respectfully requests that her children, her older parents, and her family be granted safety and privacy during this difficult period,” according to what It was reported by ABC News.

Derek Chauven, on Friday, was arrested by authorities in Minneapolis, after days of publishing video of him filming over the neck of Floyd who was screaming that he was unable to breathe before he died in the hospital.

 The video sparked protests in Minneapolis, which spread to many cities.The demonestration is on going in many twons and cities in the US.