‘From anxiety to relief’: Local leaders react to guilty verdict in murder of George Floyd Updated Apr 20, 2021; Posted Apr 20, 2021 People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP Facebook Share Twitter Share Syracuse, N.Y. — Central New York leaders Tuesday expressed relief after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the murder of George Floyd.