The jury selection process for the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in Floyd s death, is expected to begin this week.
The former Minneapolis officer accused of killing George Floyd faces charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The trial will begin with jury selection, which could take weeks.
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Tommy McBrayer was among the volunteers clearing ice from the street at George Floyd Square, Wednesday. The area s caretakers are preparing for an influx of visitors with the trial of Derek Chauvin set for next week. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune/TNS)
1st officer in killing of Floyd faces trial
MINNEAPOLIS – The former police officer seen kneeling for about nine minutes on George Floyd’s neck before he died last spring is due to go on trial, and Minneapolis is on edge, protesting, barricading and boarding up.
Several hundred people supporting the conviction of former Officer Derek Chauvin on murder charges gathered across the Mississippi River on Saturday in front of the governor’s mansion in St. Paul, chanting, “Prosecute the police!”