accountability offer that son, brother and friend. this community that has been anxiously awaiting this verdict, a crowd of a couple dozen folks gathered here outside the courthouse. as that verdict came in erupted into cheers. they ve been celebrating ever since that decision came down. they found kim potter guilty of first degree and second degree manslaughter. it s still going on behind us now. gillian? garrett tenney in minneapolis. i want to bring in mercedes colwin. fox news legal analyst. joined by ted williams, former d.c. homicide detective and a criminal and civil trial attorney. he s represented police officers, judges and politicians over the course of his career. thanks to you both. ted, let s start with you. give me your thoughts on this verdict. well, i got to tell you, the first thing i believe is that an officer of the court, lawyer, that we always should respect the decision of a jury.
[gun shots]. john: multiple gun shots ringing out. more from our team on the ground just a moment. floyd s death sparked much of protests across the country. some turning violent. sparked a push on the left to defund and dismantle police departments. since then, crime has spiked in many cities including minneapolis. texas senator john cornyn is standing by with more. we begin with garrett tenney in minneapolis. quite a morning. yeah, our crew was there in george floyd square. the autonomous zone where police are not welcome when the gun fight broke out. the associated press set up next to us caught it all live during one of their reports. they wanted this bill of comprehensive police reforms to be just have to be careful with gun shots.
for change both to police account ability and overall systemic racism. john? john: real quick, did the police respond to the gun shots? i can tell you we didn t see or hear the police there. we know they said one man was dropped off at the hospital afterwards. we saw the vehicle speed past us as we ran and hid behind cars. never heard any sirens at all. john: stay safe for us. thanks, garrett. gillian: wow. let s bring in the texas republican senator john cornyn. on this one-year anniversary of george floyd s death, i want to give you the opportunity off the top to weigh-in with your reflections on how that event has sort of impacted american race relations over recent months. one of the things we learned is, many of the communities being policed by law