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   George Floyd Worked. Security At The Same Nightclub As The Officer Who Killed Him.

A Minneapolis woman who used to own a club on the south side of the city says George Floyd and Derek Chauvin — the officer who kneeled on Floyd's neck during the detainment prior to his death — both worked for her as security guards at the same time and held overlapping shifts.

What are the details?

Maya Santamaria, who owned El Nuevo Rodeo club for nearly two decades before she sold the bar this year, told KSTP-TV on Thursday that Chauvin had been a long-time employee of hers and that Floyd also worked security in the establishment for roughly a year.

But, it is unclear whether Floyd and Chauvin ever met during the time they were employed by Santamaria, who says that while the men undoubtedly worked during the same time, one was station outdoors while the other was inside.

"Chauvin was our off-duty police officer for almost the entirety of the 17 years that we were open," the business owner explained. "They were working together at the same time, it's just that Chauvin worked outside and the security guards were inside."

On busy nights, Santamaria noted, there were dozens of guards on staff. She says she doesn't know if the men ever spoke during the time they worked for her. Sanmaria described Chauvin as sometimes having "a real short fuse," and says she wishes the two men could have recognized each other during Floyd's detainment on Monday and possibly deescalated the situation.