UpdatedTue, Apr 20, 2021 at 7:39 pm ET
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After George Floyd s death in 2020, Black Lives Matter rallies brought thousands to the streets of the East End in anguished but peaceful protest. (Lisa Finn / Patch)
LONG ISLAND, NY Many on Long Island breathed a collective sigh of relief Tuesday as Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty on all three counts in the murder of George Floyd.
During the trial, the world watched Chauvin, his actions documented on video, press his knee on Floyd s neck as Floyd called out I can t breathe! and Mama! before he died the event sparked large protests across Long Island and the nation.