First Thing: Minneapolis on edge as Derek Chauvin trial enters its second week Molly Blackall
Good morning.
The trial of a former police officer over the murder of George Floyd is entering its second week, in what is widely viewed as a watershed moment for police accountability in the US.
What did we learn in week one? From witnesses attempts to help Floyd, to his struggle with opioid addiction, here’s a roundup of the key things we learnt from the first week of the trial.
In Minneapolis, the site of Floyd’s killing and launchpad of global demonstrations against police brutality and racial inequality, the mood is tense; the Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar said the community was “on edge” over the verdict.
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