European-American businessman, entrepreneur, military/police officer, security guard, bouncer and realtor. Derek Michael Chauvin, age 44, had been a police officer in the Minneapolis Police Department since 2001. He had 18 complaints on his official record, two of which resulted in discipline, including official letters of reprimand. He had been involved in three police shootings, one of them fatal. Chauvin was awarded medals of valor in 2006 and 2008, for incidents... see more