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Minneapolis A Fortified City As It Anxiously Awaits Derek Chauvin Verdict
A verdict looms in the trial of Chauvin, the former police officer charged with murder in the death last year of George Floyd.
Tim Sullivan
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Just outside the entrance to Smile Orthodontics, in a Minneapolis neighborhood of craft breweries and trendy shops, two soldiers in jungle camouflage and body armor were on watch Monday, assault rifles slung over their backs. Snow flurries blew around them. A few steps away at the Iron Door Pub, three more National Guard soldiers and a Minneapolis police officer stood out front, watching the street. A handful of other soldiers were scattered nearby, along with four camouflaged Humvees and a couple police cars.
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Demonstrators in Minneapolis celebrated with jubilation and relief in response to the guilty verdict in the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday.
Cheers broke out among the crowd gathered outside the Hennepin County Courthouse after it was announced that Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd last year.
Among the reactions were hugs and chants of black lives matter after the verdict was read. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in May 2020 after being arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit bill. Chauvin was seen placing a knee on Floyd s neck for more than nine minutes as Floyd repeatedly said he could not breathe.