In Minneapolis, Residents And Law Enforcement Alike Brace For Chauvin Trial Verdict
Monday, April 19, 2021
Hundreds of demonstrators attended a Sunday rally for Black and Asian solidarity at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis ahead of a possible verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin this week.
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A strange, tense springtime has come to the Twin Cities as residents and law enforcement alike brace for a verdict in the intensely watched trial of fired police officer Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd.
The Hennepin County courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, where the trial is taking place, has become a fortress, surrounded by tall fences topped with barbed wire.
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NBA Bracing for Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial for Death of George Floyd
On 4/18/21 at 9:38 PM EDT
The NBA said this weekend that it is preparing to possibly postpone games in the coming week as a verdict could be announced in the Derek Chauvin trial. Chauvin is the former Minneapolis police office seen kneeling on George Floyd last May. Floyd died while in police custody.
Chauvin will not take the stand, and legal teams will begin closing arguments on Monday. A verdict could come this week.
Minneapolis Public Schools have already announced they will not hold in-person classes beginning on Wednesday, based on conversations their officials have had with sources from Hennepin County.
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MINNEAPOLIS – Security tightened across the region and nationwide as jurors were set to begin deliberations in the murder trial of former police office Derek Chauvin.
Chauvin faces multiple charges stemming from last May’s death of George Floyd. Video shown to jurors shows Chauvin, who was swiftly fired, kneeling on Floyd’s neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds.
Floyd s death sparked nationwide protests and calls for comprehensive police reform to protect Black communities. Both sides in the Chauvin trial gave their closing arguments Monday, and the 12-member jury will be sequestered in a secure location during their deliberations.
“We are just asking for justice, said Black Lives Matter Minnesota co-leader Trahern Crews.