Jury finds former police officer Chauvin guilty of George Floyd murder
Killing of George Floyd sparked global protests
20 April 2021 - 23:24
Minneapolis — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes last May, was convicted of second-degree murder in his politically explosive trial on Tuesday.
Chauvin, 45, was charged in the death of Floyd, a 46-year-old black man accused of passing a counterfeit bill at a convenience store. Under Minnesota law he faces as many as four decades in prison, though he will probably get much less time under state sentencing guidelines...
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