Jim Mone
/ AP
Black leaders in Bloomington-Normal hope justice will be served in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, with the head of the NAACP issuing a call against violence after the verdict is announced, while a leader with Black Lives Matter said focusing on looting misses the point.
Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer, faces murder and manslaughter charges for the killing of George Floyd last summer. His death helped spark a racial justice movement across the country last year.
Police nationwide are bracing for more civil unrest after the Chauvin verdict is announced.
A leader with Black Lives Matter Bloomington-Normal stops short of condemning any violence that could result if the verdict sparks outrage.