Derek Chauvin is guilty of murdering George Floyd. Black lives do matter – this is history for America Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY
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National columnist Suzette Hackney is in Minneapolis for the trial of Derek Chauvin, reporting on the people, the scene and the mood.
MINNEAPOLIS – Nearly one year to the day from when George Perry Floyd was killed about 3 miles from here, a Hennepin County jury found the man who used his knee to press the life out of him guilty of all charges, including second-degree murder.
The last words Floyd uttered in his 17,026 days of life were I can t breathe.
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National columnist Suzette Hackney is in Minneapolis for the trial of Derek Chauvin, reporting on the people, the scene and the mood.
MINNEAPOLIS – George Perry Floyd Jr. lived for 17,026 days. But in nine minutes and 29 seconds, that life ceased to exist after a fateful encounter with a now former Minneapolis police officer.
Prosecutors want us to believe Floyd died because Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck, restricting oxygen flow to his heart and brain. Chauvin s defense attorney contends that Floyd died because he had a bad heart and was high on fentanyl and methamphetamine.
After 44 witnesses over 14 days of testimony, determining the truth is now up to the jury.
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The killing of George Floyd shocked the nation last summer. On Tuesday, nearly one year later, a Hennepin County, Minnesota, jury moved the country once again: this time, with a guilty verdict in the trial of officer Derek Chauvin.
Cheers were heard outside the courtroom immediately after the reading of the verdict. Crowds in Minneapolis chanted All three counts!
The former Minneapolis police officer was seen on video pinning Floyd to the ground with his knee for more than nine minutes as Floyd pleaded that he could not breathe.
The video of the arrest set off days of protests over the summer and served as a flashpoint for conversations about police brutality and racial injustice.