MINNEAPOLIS
Supporters of George Floyd celebrated across the Minneapolis area Tuesday as the verdict was read in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who was found guilty of murdering him.
In the suburb of Brooklyn Center, a dozen people gathered inside a salon Handz on Barber and Beauty watched in silence as the verdict was read on three televisions, each tuned to a different station.
“Guilty, guilty, guilty,” barber Phillip Musa, 48, announced with a smile.
People watch TVs at a barbershop in Brooklyn Center, Minn., as the verdict is announced in the Derek Chauvin trial.
(Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times)
Fred de Sam Lazaro:
Frustration over the city s handling was felt at a vigil for Wright last night, marked by emotional moments.
Hundreds then took to the streets for a new round of protests outside the police station. Lines of officers in riot gear kept watch as anger built through the night, hours past curfew.
Protester:
You just killed Daunte Wright. If I make a mistake, are you all going to kill me too?
Fred de Sam Lazaro:
Looters broke into and vandalized a Dollar Tree nearby, while others set off fireworks outside. Police began firing flashbang grenades and tear gas to disperse them. The Minnesota State Patrol said about 40 people were arrested.