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Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin Convicted on All Counts in George Floyd’s Murder
- Video ignited a global reckoning on institutional racism
- Biden promises family: The world will ‘start to change now’
WATCH: Ex-Cop Chauvin Convicted of Killing George Floyd
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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of killing George Floyd when he knelt on the man’s neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, a videotaped death that ignited a summer of rage and the greatest racial reckoning in the U.S. since the 1960s.
A jury on Tuesday convicted Chauvin of second-degree murder and lesser charges for cutting off Floyd’s air supply last May 25 as he lay handcuffed and begging for mercy. The conviction, which stood out against decades of impunity for most police excessive-force cases, could mean decades in prison for the 45-year-old. Chauvin will face sentencing in eight weeks.