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“We need wholesale reform, not just piecemeal changes”
April 20, 2021
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People in Minneapolis, Minn., celebrate on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd. Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter. Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images
April 20, 2021
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The verdict came quickly. Barely 24 hours after closing arguments concluded Monday in the trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of murdering George Floyd, jurors on Tuesday rendered their judgment: guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.