LOCAL NEWS LIVE: Guilty verdicts reached in Derek Chauvin case
By Associated Press | April 20, 2021 at 6:40 AM EDT - Updated April 20 at 10:10 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black manâs neck in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.
Chauvin, 45, was immediately led away with his hands cuffed behind his back and could be sent to prison for decades.
The verdict â guilty as charged on all counts, in a relatively swift, across-the-board victory for Floydâs supporters â set off jubilation mixed with sorrow across the city and around the nation. Hundreds of people poured into the streets of Minneapolis, some running through traffic with banners. Drivers blared their horns in celebration.