Photos: A nation reacts to guilty verdicts in Chauvin trial
in death of George Floyd
The jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin convicted the former Minneapolis police officer of murder in the death of George Floyd, a step toward finality in a landmark case that riveted a nation wrestling with the issues of police brutality and racial injustice it raised.
After deliberating for less than 12 hours, the jury returned its verdict Tuesday on Chauvin, a white former officer who was charged with manslaughter, second-degree murder and third-degree murder in the death of Floyd, a Black man. Chauvin, 45, could be sentenced to 40 years in prison.
The verdict was delivered to a city and nation on edge, with demonstrators outside the fortified downtown Minneapolis courthouse and law enforcement around the country bracing for widespread protests.
Minneapolis, Minn.
People react as the verdict is announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
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Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the guilty verdicts were read at Chauvin’s trial.
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People react after the guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin trial on Tuesday in Minneapolis, Minn.
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People celebrate as the verdict is announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
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Members of the National Guards and other Law enforcement officers stand guard outside the Hennepin County Government Center as the verdict is announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minn.
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A woman in Minneapolis reacts to the guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin trial.
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Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin’s trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday in Minneapolis, Minn.
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People react after the Chauvin trial verdicts.
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A man in Minneapolis reacts after the verdicts.
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People cheer in Minneapolis after the guilty verdicts.
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An image of George Floyd is held aloft as people react to the Chauvin trial verdict.
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People hold signs as they react to the verdict on a Minneapolis street.
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Los Angeles, CA
People react to the guilty verdicts against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd at Florence and Nornamndie in Los Angeles.
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Washington D.C.
London Williams, 31, of Harrisburg, Pa., bursts into tears in Washington, D.C., after hearing the verdict.
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Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), facing camera, embraces Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) as members of the Congressional Black Caucus react in Washington to the Chauvin trial verdict.
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New York
Police officers enter their van as Shermaine Lester, rallies outside the Barclays Center on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Brooklyn, New York. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
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Houston, TX
Ronaly Brooks walks past a mural in the neighborhood where George Floyd grew up Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Houston. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been foun d guilty in the death of George Floyd.
