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Derek Chauvin, a 45-year-old former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty Tuesday of second-and-third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's death. The lowercase leaders, born amidst the protests held nightly for months in downtown Wilmington last summer, posted on Facebook Tuesday night and said, "at city hall. come breathe." About 25 people showed up. No formal speeches were made, people spent the evening talking to one another about the verdict and the future, with most people dispersing by 9:45 p.m. For Brittani Smith, who has been a member of the lowercase leaders...

Relief, tears and heartfelt emotion flood Center City after Derek Chauvin guilty verdict Chris O'Connell details the emotional response to the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict handed down in Minneapolis CENTER CITY - A verdict the entire world waited to hear. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd. Shortly after the verdict was read, Chauvin was put into handcuffs and led out of the courtroom. George Floyd Square, in Minneapolis, erupting in cheers, tears and hugs as the guilty verdict was read. Applause and cheers and raw emotion across...

6:15 p.m. President Joe Biden says George Floyd’s death was "a murder in the full light of day and it ripped the blinders off” for all the world to see the problems with race and policing in the U.S. Biden, speaking after former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday of murder in Floyd’s death last May, says the verdict can be a giant step forward for the country against systemic racism. Biden is lauding the officers who testified in the trial instead of closing ranks and keeping quiet. He says the verdict sends a strong message, but reform can’t stop with j...

Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts for George Floyd's death The jury has reached a verdict at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Posted: Apr 20, 2021 2:07 PM Updated: Apr 20, 2021 5:15 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt / Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Returning to the Minneapolis court room on Tuesday afternoon, jurors in the trial of Derek Chauvin delivered their verdict on three charges stemming from the death of George Floyd. The jury found Chauvin guilty on all counts — second-degree unintentional murder, th...

The Latest: Biden says verdict can be giant step forward April 20, 2021 at 6:55 pm MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd (all times local): 6:15 p.m. President Joe Biden says George Floyd’s death was “a murder in the full light of day and it ripped the blinders off” for all the world to see the problems with race and policing in the U.S. Biden, speaking after former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday of murder in Floyd’s death last May, says the verdict...