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Added on the 20/04/2021 23:17:20 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Washington DC, Apr 20 (EFE/EPA).- Former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted here Tuesday of second-degree murder for the May 2020 death of African-American George Floyd.The 12-person jury also found Chauvin guilty on the other two counts brought against the fired Minneapolis policeman: third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. (Camera: WILL OLIVER). SHOT LIST: INITIAL REACTIONS TO THE VERDICT IN GEORGE FLOYD'S CASE, ON BLACK LIVES MATTER PLAZA IN WASHINGTON, DC, US.
A crowd gathers at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis after former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death. IMAGES
A crowd gathered outside the downtown Minneapolis courtroom erupts in cheers after white former police officer Derek Chauvin is convicted of murdering African-American George Floyd. IMAGES
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is found guilty by the jury on all counts, including second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd. Judge Peter Cahill reads the verdict after the jury deliberated for less than two days at the end of a three-week trial. SOUNDBITE
George Floyd's girlfriend says she is "convinced" that the white former police officer charged with murder and manslaughter for the death of the African-American man will receive a guilty verdict. "I feel it. I just know it. I just know it's coming soon," Courteney Ross says outside the Minneapolis court where the jury has reached a verdict in the high-profile trial. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).