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Demonstrators in Minneapolis celebrated with jubilation and relief in response to the guilty verdict in the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday.
Cheers broke out among the crowd gathered outside the Hennepin County Courthouse after it was announced that Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd last year.
Among the reactions were hugs and chants of "black lives matter" after the verdict was read. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in May 2020 after being arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit bill. Chauvin was seen placing a knee on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes as Floyd repeatedly said he could not breathe.