Chandan Khanna, AFP via Getty ImagesPeople celebrate as the verdict is announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on April 20, 2021. Former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter on April 20 in the death of George Floyd in a case that roiled the United States for almost a year, laying bare deep racial divisions.
Scott Olson, Getty ImagesPeople react outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial on April 20, 2021. Former police officer Derek Chauvin was on trial on second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd May 25, 2020.
Annie Mulligan, The New York TimesCeci Munoz reacts following the verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin outside Jack Yates High School, which George Floyd attended, in Houston, April 20, 2021. Chauvin was found guilty of two counts of murder on Tuesday in the death of George Floyd, whose final breaths last May under the knee of Chauvin were captured on video, setting off months of protests against the police abuse of Black people.
Renee C. Byer, The Sacramento Bee via APStevante Clark, right, brother of Stephon Clark who was fatally shot by Sacramento Police, is hugged by his cousin Steven Ray Collins, left, at Cesar Chavez Park in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday April 20, 2021, as they listen live to the guilty verdict of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. A jury convicted Chauvin today on murder and manslaughter charges.
David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via APGail Russell, 68, falls to her knees and proclaims "Thank you Jesus" at Gloria's Corner Store in New Orleans, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, as she listens to judge Peter Cahill read the three verdicts, after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of all counts in the death of George Floyd.
Brandon Bell, Getty ImagesA woman cries after hearing the verdict in Derek Chauvin trial at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis on April 20, 2021.
Spencer Platt, Getty ImagesPeople react to the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial in Brooklyn in New York City on April 20, 2021.
Chandan Khanna, AFP via Getty ImagesPeople celebrate as the verdict is announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on April 20, 2021.
Julio Cortez, The Associated PressGeorge Floyd's brother Philonise Floyd wipes his eyes during a news conference, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, after the verdict was read in the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.
John Minchillo, The Associated PressGianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, joins family and supporters during a news conference after the verdict was read in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, Tuesday, April 20, 2021.
Kerem Yucel, AFP via Getty ImagesPhilonise Floyd, center, Attorney Ben Crump, center left, and Reverend Al Sharpton, second from right, pray during a press conference following the verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis on April 20, 2021.
Michael Perez, The Associated PressPeople gather at City Hall in Philadelphia after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021.
Jacquelyn Martin, The Associated PressMahkhyieah Lee, 5, dances at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington near the White House on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, after the verdict in Minneapolis, in the murder trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was announced.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty ImagesRep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., embraces Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., as members of the Congressional Black Caucus react to the verdict in the Derick Chauvin murder trial in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on April 20, 2021. Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges in the murder of George Floyd.
Evan Vucci, The Associated PressVice President Kamala Harris, accompanied by President Joe Biden, speaks at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
Doug Mills, Getty ImagesU.S. President Joe Biden makes remarks in response to the verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin at the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 20, 2021. Chauvin was found guilty by the jury today on all three charges in the death of George Floyd last May.
Victor J. Blue, The New York TimesPeople look over the spot where George Floyd was killed as she and others celebrate the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd while in police custody last year.
Victor J. Blue, The New York TimesPeople celebrate the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Tuesday April 20, 2021, as a signed is changed to show "justice served."
Brandon Bell, Getty ImagesAndrew Hartin gesture to the crowd at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial on April 20, 2021.
Elijah Nouvelage, AFP via Getty ImagesTwo women embrace in front of a mural of George Floyd in Atlanta following the guilty verdict the trial of Derek Chauvin on April 20, 2021.
Mark Felix, AFP via Getty ImagesNeighbors react after seeing Derek Chauvin was convicted of all three charges at Twees Foods Store in the Third Ward where George Floyd grew up in Houston, Texas, on April 20, 2021.
Brittainy Newman, The Associated PressIngrid Noel, 51, left, weeps on the shoulder of Robert Bolden, at a rally outside the Barclays Center on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
Ben Gray, The Associated PressQri Montague wipes away a tear during a gathering and march in Atlanta after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of three counts in the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.
Scott Olson, Getty ImagesPeople react after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial In Minneapolis on April 20, 2021.
Victor J. Blue, The New York TimesA band performs at George Floyd Square to celebrate the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Tuesday April 20, 2021.
Scott Olson, Getty ImagesPeople react after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial In Minneapolis on April 20, 2021.
Scott Olson, Getty ImagesA person raises their fist in reaction after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial In Minneapolis on April 20, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostJames Stapleton holds his son Kareem, 11, after they prayed for George Floyd this afternoon — following Derek Chauvin's murder conviction — at the mural painted by Detour and Hiero in Denver on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.
Amr Alfiky, The New York TimesPeople walk at the “Say Their Name” memorial in Minneapolis on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, where the Derek Chauvin trial is taking place. Chauvin, a former police officer is charged in the death of George Floyd while in police custody last year.
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People celebrate as the verdict is announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on April 20, 2021. Former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter on April 20 in the death of George Floyd in a case that roiled the United States for almost a year, laying bare deep racial divisions.
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Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.
Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades.
The verdict set off jubilation around the city. People instantly flooded the surrounding streets downtown, running through traffic with banners. Cars blared their horns. Floyd family members who had gathered at a Minneapolis conference room could be heard cheering and even laughing.
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