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Added on the 07/03/2021 22:25:48 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Protesters hold banners in support of George Floyd near the Hennepin County Government Center as jury selection in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer accused of murdering Floyd, is set to begin in Minneapolis. IMAGES
Judge Peter Cahill opens the sentencing hearing for former policeman Derek Chauvin, who faces being jailed for up to 30 years for the murder of African American George Floyd, a killing that sparked America's biggest demonstrations for racial justice in decades. IMAGES
A man adjusts signs and flowers at a makeshift memorial on the site in Minneapolis where George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, was killed when police detained him last year. Former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin is facing charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter in connection with Floyd's May 25 death, which was captured by bystanders on smartphone video. IMAGES
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is taken away in handcuffs after he was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. 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