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Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin s trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd on Tuesday. (Court TV/AP Pool)
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA Fairfax County officials applauded Tuesday s conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd on Memorial Day 2020. However, they all signaled that more needed to be done to ensure police accountability and true equity for all Americans. Almost a year ago, Americans across the country and in Fairfax County went to the streets to protest the tragic murder of George Floyd, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said, in a statement posted to Twitter. While the inequities surrounding George Floyd s death were not solved by the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin and this trial won t bring George Floyd back, Derek Chauvin was held a