The jury in the
Derek Chauvin murder trial has found the former Minneapolis cop guilty on all charges in the death of
George Floyd.
We reported earlier, the police killing of Floyd last May launched ongoing protests and a racial reckoning across the United States and around the world. The prosecution rested its case in Chauvin’s murder trial last week after calling 38 witnesses and playing dozens of video clips over the course of 11 days. The defense rested Thursday after calling seven witnesses over two days.
Chauvin was charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the May 25 death of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man. The ex-cop was also charged with 3rd-degree murder after being captured on video pressing his knee on the neck of Floyd for almost 10 minutes before he died. In October, Hennepin County Judge
Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd, US jury rules
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Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted Tuesday of murdering African-American George Floyd after a racially charged trial seen as a pivotal test of police accountability in the United States.
The jury deliberated less than 11 hours before finding 45-year-old Chauvin guilty of all three charges against him: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.
A crowd gathered outside the heavily guarded downtown Minneapolis courtroom erupted in cheers, and some wept tears of relief, when the verdicts were announced after a three-week trial that had an entire nation on edge.
White ex-policeman Chauvin guilty of all charges for Floyd s murder
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Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of murdering African-American George Floyd.
MINNEAPOLIS (AFP) - Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted on Tuesday of murdering African-American George Floyd after a racially charged trial that was seen as a pivotal test of police accountability in the United States.
A jury deliberated less than 11 hours before finding the 45-year-old Chauvin guilty of all three charges against him second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.
A crowd gathered outside the heavily guarded downtown Minneapolis courtroom erupted in cheers when the verdicts were announced after Chauvin s three-week trial.
A child sits on an adult s shoulders during a celebration of the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue on April 20. AFP
A sign reading “GUILTY” rests next to a candle at Carl Schurz Park after the verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of the death of George Floyd on April 20. Reuters
Philonise, left, and attorney Ben Crump react during a news conference after the guilty verdict was read in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin on April 20. AP
Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted on Tuesday of murdering African-American George Floyd after a racially charged trial seen as a pivotal test of police accountability in the United States.