Derek Chauvin trial: Updates and FAQs
By FOX 9 Staff
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, is underway at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Jury selection began on March 8. Opening statements were delivered on March 29. The trial is expected to last until mid to late April.
The state is currently presenting its case against Chauvin. So far, prosecutors have called eyewitnesses to Floyd’s deadly arrest, Minneapolis police officers who train those on the force and experts to the stand to testify.