Raising awareness
With guilty verdicts on all three charges â unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter â Derek Chauvin faces decades in prison at his sentencing.
A 12-person jury found the former Minneapolis police officer guilty of causing the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes as he laid face down on his stomach with hands cuffed behind his back.
The incident set off riots across the country, including burning and looting stores and buildings, and leading to defunding police forces in a number of cities. In Denver, protestors caused more than $1 million in damage to the state Capitol.