Created: April 20, 2021 05:18 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Many in Rochester are reacting after former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts Tuesday.
Chauvin was found guilty of second and third degree murder as well as second degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd last May.
News10NBC interviewed criminal defense attorney Peter Pullano about the verdict. Watch the interview in the video in the player below (mobile users, click here):
Read local reactions below.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo
"The verdicts delivered today were a powerful statement of accountability. George Floyd's family and his loved ones got well-deserved closure, and all of us who deeply and personally felt his loss gained hope in the possibility of progress.