Penn State leaders share message ahead of expected verdict in Minneapolis April 18, 2021 To the Penn State community, As the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin draws to a close in the upcoming days, we are again pulled into the tragic events that occurred in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. It is with heavy hearts that we share our grief and deepest sympathies with the family of George Floyd, who died during this encounter. We hope the judicial process is resolved so that the Floyd family may receive some degree of closure. To lose a loved one in such an agonizing manner creates a pain that no person should ever have to bear, adding layers of trauma, anger, frustration and heartache.