Dawn Picken: Justice for George - a sad, small victory 24 Apr, 2021 12:00 AM 5 minutes to read George Floyd murder trial: Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of murder. Video / Sky News OPINION I'm at a writer's retreat Wednesday in Ōhope Beach when I hear the news: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of the death of George Floyd. "I heard you yell in the shower," says my roommate. I hadn't slipped. Instead, I let out a whoop of relief and surprise that finally an American police officer had been held accountable for the murder of an unarmed Black man.