Derek Chauvin Found Guilty On All Charges In George Floyd’s Death
<img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/607f33d5220000c51af0527c.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="<strong>A woman pays respect to a mural of George Floyd by the Cup Foods where he was killed by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</strong>" data-caption="<strong>A woman pays respect to a mural of George Floyd by the Cup Foods where he was killed by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</strong>" data-rich-caption="<strong>A woman pays respect to a mural of George Floyd by the Cup Foods where he was killed by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</strong>" data-credit="SOPA Images via Getty Images" data-credit-link-back="" /><div class="content-list-component text"><div><p>Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all three<strong> </strong>counts at the conclusion of a murder trial that drew intense national interest and amplified concerns over the disparate ways police treat Americans of colour.</p></div><div><p>The former Minneapolis officer, who is white, may now face time behind bars. His sentence will be determined by Judge Peter Cahill. The 12 jurors reached their verdict after 10 hours of deliberation that began on Monday.</p></div><div><p>Chauvin was one of three officers who pinned down Floyd, a Black Minnesotan, for 9 minutes and 29 seconds last spring as Floyd repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe. Yet Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck the entire time, and Floyd’s death sparked international racial justice protests in his name.</p></div><div><p>Over three weeks of testimony, prosecutors argued that Chauvin’s method of restraint had hindered Floyd’s ability to breathe as he was pressed facedown on t
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