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Know someone who cares about the Golden State? Let them know they can sign up for In California via this link. I m Julie Makinen, California editor for the USA Today Network, bringing you Tuesday s key headlines.
Floyd case: A partial victory that shows promise of justice system
Sporadic celebrations broke out across California on Tuesday after the verdict was delivered in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was charged with murder in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree manslaughter, second-degree murder and third-degree murder in the death of Floyd.
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The sound of a pot clanging in celebration could be heard in the hills of Mount Washington. On a hilly street in Silver Lake, a woman screamed “Yes!” through an open window.
And in Leimert Park Village, a woman rolled down a sidewalk in an electric wheelchair, shouting “Guilty on all charges” while pumping her right fist in the air.
Sporadic celebrations broke out around Los Angeles on Tuesday shortly after the verdict was read in the case of Derek Chauvin, a white
former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.