Derek Chauvin expected to survive stabbing attack in prison, officials say

Minneapolis police chief provided updates about attack on former officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd

The former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd and was stabbed in prison by a fellow inmate Friday is expected to survive the attack, officials have told media outlets.

Updates about Derek Chauvin, the wounded convicted killer and ex-cop, were provided to various media outlets - including the Associated Press and the news station KSTP - by the Minneapolis police chief, Brian O'Hara, as well as a spokesperson for Minnesota state attorney general Keith Ellison's office on Saturday.