An anxious Minneapolis awaits a verdict as deliberations in the Chauvin trial continue Share Updated: 4:07 AM EDT Apr 20, 2021 By AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press
An anxious Minneapolis awaits a verdict as deliberations in the Chauvin trial continue Share Updated: 4:07 AM EDT Apr 20, 2021
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Show Transcript George Floyd struggling to breathe, desperate. That s what the prosecution wants the jury to focus on. They say that nine minutes and 29 seconds with a neat to the neck is because of pride and ego on the part of Derek chauvin. They say that this was an assault that led to murder. On the other hand, the defense saying that there are two things they want the jury to focus on the use of force, which they believe was reasonable because of the struggle that they had. Getting George Floyd inside of that patrol car and the crowd. And the second thing they want the jury to focus on is the cause of death.
More than 3,000 National Guard soldiers, along with police officers, sheriffs deputies and other law enforcement personnel have flooded Minneapolis with a verdict looming in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged with murder in the death last year of George Floyd
In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Derek Chauvin verdict
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National Guard members are seen through fencing and wire near the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct in Minneapolis on Monday, April 19, 2021, after the murder trial against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin advanced to jury deliberations. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)AP
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Just outside the entrance to Smile Orthodontics, in a Minneapolis neighborhood of craft breweries and trendy shops, two soldiers in jungle camouflage and body armor were on watch Monday, assault rifles slung over their backs. Snow flurries blew around them. A few steps away at the Iron Door Pub, three more National Guard soldiers and a Minneapolis police officer stood out front, watching the street. A handful of other soldiers were scattered nearby, along with four camouflaged Humvees and a couple police cars.
In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Chauvin verdict
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1of5National Guard members are seen through fencing and wire near the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct in Minneapolis on Monday, April 19, 2021, after the murder trial against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin advanced to jury deliberations.Julio Cortez/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5National Guard members are seen as a person flies a Black Lives Matter flag during a rally outside of the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Monday, April 19, 2021, after the murder trial against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin advanced to jury deliberations.Julio Cortez/APShow MoreShow Less