Young Siblings Reflect On Historic Chauvin Verdict: 'We Have A Long Way To Go'
Six siblings in a Minnetonka family, ranging in ages from 12 to 22, shared with WCCO how they experienced the historic day, and what it meant to them.
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Six siblings in a Minnetonka family, ranging in ages from 12 to 22, shared with WCCO how they experienced the historic day, and what it meant to them.
George Floyd's daughter, Gianna, said her father would change the world. If you ask Floyd's girlfriend, he already has.
People around the world are processing what unfolded in Minneapolis Tuesday.
A day after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, we're hearing from two of the most memorable witnesses for the prosecution.
The investigation will examine practices used by police and whether the department engages in discriminatory practices and will examine the department's handling of misconduct allegations.
The judge who oversaw Derek Chauvin's trial in George Floyd 's death said the jury would remain anonymous until he deemed it safe to release their names, in an effort to not just protect the 12 jurors from outside influence but also to preserve Chauvin's right to a fair trial.
Judge Peter Cahill will decide if an upward sentencing departure applies to this case. Based on minimum sentencing guidelines, Chauvin will get at least 12 and a half years in prison.
Faith leaders in Minnesota and across the United States expressed hope that their advocacy work for racial justice will gain momentum from the guilty verdict rendered against Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of killing George Floyd.
The Minnesota Department of Corrections released a new mugshot Tuesday of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was booked into the Oak Park Heights maximum security prison after being convicted of murdering George Floyd.
Even as the Chauvin trial moved into its final days, the Twin Cities region and the nation were rocked by yet another police killing of an unarmed Black man.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is among the many leaders in Minnesota and across the nation who are saying that the push to change policing must continue following the conviction of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd.
Following nearly a year of protest, introspection and raw emotion, former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of second-degree murder and two other charges in Floyd's death.
In the place now known as George Floyd Square, a spot that millions around the world have seen in videos shot by bystanders during Floyd's arrest, there was relief.
Local and national officials are reacting to the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin.
But the elation was tinged with wariness and worry that while justice was done for one Black person on this day, it would not be enough by itself.
Many hailed the outcome as a step toward accountability, while cautioning much work remains as America reexamines racism and policing.
President Joe Biden said he reached out and offered prayers to George Floyd's family on the day the jury was handed the case in the Derek Chauvin trial.
In the hours following a guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, Gov. Tim Walz said he will "burn his political capital" on pressing the Minnesota Legislature to take further action on police accountability measures in the final weeks of session.
Minneapolis Police opened up a new line last month which allows residents to share information about suspicious activity that does not require an immediate response.
Just outside the entrance to Smile Orthodontics, in a Minneapolis neighborhood of craft breweries and trendy shops, two soldiers in jungle camouflage and body armor were on watch Monday, assault rifles slung over their backs. Snow flurries blew around them. A few steps away at the Iron Door Pub, three more National Guard soldiers and a Minneapolis police officer stood out front, watching the street. A handful of other soldiers were scattered nearby, along with four camouflaged Humvees and a couple police cars.
The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin's murder trial in George Floyd's death moved into the spotlight Tuesday, still out of sight but now in control of verdicts awaited by a skittish city.
The Biden administration is privately weighing how to handle the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, including considering whether President Joe Biden should address the nation and dispatching specially trained community facilitators from the Justice Department, aides and officials told The Associated Press.
"I wanted to be a witness," Bishop Thomas Masters said. "I wanted to feel what it's like to be in the neighborhood, to talk to the locals."
Twelve Minnesotans are now deciding what happens to Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer charged with the death of George Floyd.
The jury deliberating in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd 's death, is a racially diverse group that pledged before testimony began that they could set aside any preconceptions and decide the case based on the evidence.
