UpdatedMon, Apr 19, 2021 at 10:31 am ET
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National Guard member Private First Class Clemens patrols the area around Philadelphia City Hall on October 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a Proclamation of Disaster Emergency for Philadelphia, sending hundreds of Pennsylvania National Guard members to the city as it prepares for possible unrest following a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
Wolf said more than 1,000 active-duty members will be sent to Philadelphia at the request of city officials.
Closing arguments are set to begin Monday.
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Chauvin, a Minneapolis, Minn. police officer, is on trial for the death of George Floyd, who died after Chauvin kneeled on his neck during an arrest last May.