Derek Chaivin Verict handed down and taken into custody
Channel: producertony2001
Date: 2021-04-21

After deliberating for 10 hours, jurors in the trial of Derek Chauvin returned a guilty verdict Tuesday, convicting the former Minneapolis police officer of murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd, a Black man who struggled to breathe while pinned under Chauvin's knee.

The trial's conclusion capped tumultuous months of national protests over the issue of race and policing following Floyd's death last May, and the jury's decision became a moment of reckoning, particularly for Black Americans disillusioned with racial progress.

But the case isn't over yet.

Chauvin, 45, must still be sentenced, while three other former officers who were at the scene face their own trials. Chauvin's defense might also choose to appeal the verdict.