Tensions make way to joy after jury delivers guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin case Even before the jury's decision was made public on Tuesday, state officials called for peace as demonstrations went on in the Twin Cities and possible civil unrest was expected. 7:24 pm, Apr. 20, 2021 × Local residents Mileesha Smith, left, Michael Wilson and Alfonzo Williams embrace at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis Tuesday, April 20, 2021, after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of the death of George Floyd. (REUTERS/Adrees Latif) ST. PAUL — Tension and anxiety turned to joy in the streets of Minneapolis Tuesday, April 20, as a Hennepin County jury handed down guilty convictions in a landmark trial of a former Minneapolis police officer.