Shreveport residents react to Derek Chauvin guilty verdicts Shreveport residents react to Chauvin trial results. (Source: KSLA) By Daffney Dawson, Tayler Davis, and Chandler Watkins | April 20, 2021 at 6:57 PM CDT - Updated April 20 at 11:18 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) â Many Shreveport residents had a strong reactions to Tuesdayâs developments in the trial of Derek Chauvin.
Some were shocked by the guilty verdicts while others say they believe the ruling is fair based on the evidence.
Local activist Kaitlyn Douglas says she breathed a sigh of relief when the verdict was announced.
âMy immediate reaction was a huge weight lifted and I feel like I shared that moment with so many people, especially Black people. It was literally a huge sigh of relief, I screamed. I probably woke up people in my house,â she said.