5 things for Houstonians to know for Thursday, April 22
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President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the White House in Washington, after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Here are things to know for Thursday, April 22:
1. 16-year-old accidentally shot to death by another teen playing with gun in east Harris County, deputies say
A 16-year-old boy is dead following a shooting that occurred inside of a vacant house Wednesday, Harris County Sherriff’s Office confirmed.
Lawyer shifts legal fight from George Floyd to Pamela Turner
Attorney Ben Crump speaks during a news conference after the verdict was read in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) April 20, 2021 - 6:25 PM
MINNEAPOLIS - The conviction Tuesday of former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin on murder and manslaughter charges for pinning George Floyd s neck with his knee was already drawing renewed attention to the legal fight in the death of another Black American, Pamela Turner.
Floyd family attorney Ben Crump said after the jury announced it had found Chauvin guilty on all counts that he would be putting on a march for justice for Black women, including Turner, who was fatally shot in 2019 by a police officer in the Houston suburb of Baytown, Texas, after a struggle over his stun gun.
Lawyer shifts legal fight from George Floyd to Pamela Turner
April 20, 2021
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1of3FILE - In this Thursday, April 8, 2021, file photo, attorney Benjamin Crump talks to reporters during a news conference in which he announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against Baytown Police Officer Juan Delacruz in the death of Pamela Turner, outside the Harris County Civil Courthouse in Houston. The conviction Tuesday, April 20, 2021, of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on murder and manslaughter charges for pinning George Floyd s neck with his knee was already drawing renewed attention to the legal fight in the death of another Black American, Pamela Turner. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)Godofredo A. Vásquez/APShow MoreShow Less
George Floyd family attorney Ben Crump hopes Chauvin verdict sets precedent for future justice TaMaryn Waters, Tallahassee Democrat
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With the world watching, civil rights attorney Ben Crump celebrated with George Floyd s family after the guilty verdict for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Floyd, who died on May 25, 2020, when Chauvin knelt on the unarmed Black man s neck during an arrest outside a corner store in Minneapolis.
Crump expressed optimism about the verdict, saying he hopes it serves as a precedent for the future.
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