Local leaders react after jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in death of George Floyd
LOCAL LEADERS REACT TO VERDICT: Reaction from local leaders poured in Tuesday after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd.
Relief, tears and heartfelt emotion flood Center City after Derek Chauvin guilty verdict
A heavy police presence and Pennsylvania National Guard troops were mobilized as a precaution. Center City was very quiet and peaceful, a far cry from last summer’s looting and rioting after the murder of George Floyd. Tuesday night, a sense of celebration, a sense of relief.
Raw emotion, tears of joy and relief in Center City as Derek Chauvin guilty verdict announced
Chris O'Connell details the emotional response to the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict handed down in Minneapolis
‘Our work continues’: Leaders, organizations applaud Derek Chauvin verdict, urge continued push for change
Following the guilty verdict of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in his trial for the death of George Floyd, social media was flooded by reactions, from former President Barack Obama to the NFL.
Biden says Derek Chauvin verdict is ‘giant step forward in march toward justice’
President Joe Biden said the guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial was a “giant step forward in the march toward justice in America.”
Darnella Frazier’s video of George Floyd’s death changed everything: ‘History should remember’
In the wake of the guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, gratitude flowed on social media for Darnella Frazier, the then 17-year-old who filmed George Floyd’s death on her cellphone and refuted the original statement from Minneapolis police on what occurred.
President Biden calls George Floyd's family after guilty verdict
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and First Lady Jill Biden made a phone call to members of George Floyd’s family and civil rights attorney Ben Crump following the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. Here is a transcript of the call.
Derek Chauvin verdict: What happens next? 3 other officers charged in George Floyd death to be tried
Three former Minneapolis police officers are next to go to trial in the death of George Floyd after a jury found former officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Newsom: 'If George Floyd looked like me, he'd still be alive today'
"If George Floyd looked like me, he'd still be alive today," California Governor Gavin Newsom said in part in a statement issued Tuesday in response to the guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Derek Chauvin found guilty of all counts in death of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is walked out of the courtroom in handcuffs after he was found guilty of all charges in the death of George Floyd.
How long is Derek Chauvin going to be in jail? Sentence next after conviction in George Floyd death
A jury found former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd. Here are the details on what sentence Chauvin now faces.
Derek Chauvin verdict: Guilty on all counts
The jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd.
Derek Chauvin trial: Jury deliberations resume
The jury now has the case in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd.
Philadelphia prepares for potential unrest ahead of impending verdict in Derek Chauvin trial
Philadelphia leaders are preparing for potential unrest in the days surrounding the verdict of former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin.
Protesters march through downtown Minneapolis as jury deliberates
Protesters marched down the streets of downtown Minneapolis Monday night as jurors deliberated the charges faced by Derek Chauvin nearby.
Facebook prepares for Chauvin trial verdict, restricts posts inciting violence
Facebook is taking several steps in an effort to prevent violence and misinformation in the aftermath of the coming Derek Chauvin murder trial verdict, which jurors are deliberating.
Derek Chauvin trial: Case in hands of jury, deliberations begin
Both sides delivered their closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial Monday. Prosecutor Steve Schleicher delivered the closing argument for the state, followed by the closing argument from defense attorney Eric Nelson. Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell handled the rebuttal.
GOP slams Rep. Waters, accusing her of ‘inciting riot’ and ‘threatening violence’ ahead of Chauvin verdict
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters joined protesters in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Saturday night, where she told them to “stay in the streets,” “get more active” and “more confrontational” if Derek Chauvin is found not guilty. Her comments were not met well by some Republicans.
Pig’s head left at former California home of Chauvin defense witness
Vandals left a pig’s head and smeared blood across the one-time California home of a use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of the officer accused of killing George Floyd, police said.