Yet dozens of interviews with acquaintances depict a police officer who seemed to operate at an emotional distance from those around him. Other officers often didn’t like him or didn’t know him. Some neighbors knew so little about him that they didn’t even know he was a police officer until after his arrest. Mr. Chauvin always wanted action. He received two medals of commendation, for tackling an armed suspect and arresting an armed gang member.

Source: New York Times July 18, 2020 15:00 UTC