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Absolutely a homicide. Unless that now-fired officer says, "I planned on killing someone today" or, worse, "If I see George Floyd today, I'm going to kill him", it's not murder. Ask any attorney - getting a conviction for murder in that case would be quite difficult.
You have provided the definition of FIRST DEGREE MURDER. Pre-meditated, intentional murder.
There are 2nd (intentional but not pre-meditated) and 3rd degree (manslaughter in some jurisdictions) murder.
I don't need to ask an attorney.
This is pretty basic legal knowledge.