Associated Press (KNSI) – Minnesota lawmakers and leaders are reacting to Derek Chauvin’s conviction on all counts in George Floyd’s death last year, a decision the jury reached and announced Thursday afternoon. The jury found Chauvin — the former Minneapolis police officer seen on widely shared bystander video kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes during an arrest on May 25, 2020 — guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for Floyd’s death. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill read the jury’s verdict in court Thursday afternoon and said sentencing will happen in about eight weeks. Gov. Tim Walz called the verdict “an important step forward for justice in Minnesota.”