A man jumps down from a truck whose driver had attempted to move through the crowd as people react after the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis.
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The jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin convicted the former Minneapolis police officer of murder in the death of George Floyd.
After deliberating for less than 12 hours, the jury returned its verdict Tuesday on Chauvin, a white former officer who was convicted on all counts of manslaughter, second-degree murder and third-degree murder in the death of Floyd, a Black man. Chauvin, 45, could be sentenced to 40 years in prison.
The verdict was delivered to a city and nation on edge, with demonstrators outside the fortified downtown Minneapolis courthouse and law enforcement around the country bracing for widespread protests.
Minneapolis
People react as the verdict is announced outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis.
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Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, looks on after the guilty verdict was read in court.
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People react after the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis.
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A fist is raised among the crowd reacting to the verdict.
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People gather at a memorial for George Floyd after the guilty verdict in Minneapolis.
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A woman lays flowers at a memorial for George Floyd after the verdict.
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People hug after the verdict at the site of a memorial for George Floyd.
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A young girl raises her fist at the site of a memorial for George Floyd.
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Members of the National Guard and other law enforcement officers are deployed at the Hennepin County Government Center on the day of the verdict.
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People react after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis.
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Selena McKnight, left, and Brandyn Tulloch embrace after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial on April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis.
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A flag bearer with a message in Minneapolis on April 20, 2021.
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A woman in Minneapolis reacts to the guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin trial.
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Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin’s trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday in Minneapolis, Minn.
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People react after the Chauvin trial verdicts.
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People hold signs as they react to the verdict on a Minneapolis street.
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Los Angeles
Kenneth Davis, 56, of South Los Angeles reacts to guilty verdicts in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin on the corner of Florence Ave and Normandy Ave in Los Angeles,
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Daymond Johnson, 40, of South L.A. joins others at the Florence and Normandie intersection in Los Angeles reacting to the verdict against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis.
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After guilty verdicts were announced, drivers go though the intersection of Florence Ave and Normandy Ave with fists raised in South Los Angeles.
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Justin Stephenson, of Los Angeles, celebrates the news of the Chauvin guilty verdicts along with fellow demonstrators gathering at corner of Florence and Normandy Avenues in South Los Angeles.
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A pedestrian walks past a wall painted with George Floyd’s final words, “I can’t breathe,†along Lincoln Boulevard in Venice on April 20, 2021.
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LAPD officers deploy around the Los Angeles Civic Center following the guilty verdicts against former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin.
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A likeness of George Floyd faces Artesia Boulevard in North Long Beach as a motorist waits for traffic to move on April 20, 2021.
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Washington
London Williams, 31, of Harrisburg, Pa., bursts into tears in Washington after hearing the verdict.
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Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), facing camera, embraces Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) as members of the Congressional Black Caucus react in Washington to the Chauvin trial verdict.
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New York
People take to the streets following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial on April 20, 2021 in New York City.
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Police officers enter their van as Shermaine Lester rallies outside the Barclays Center on April 20, 2021, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
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Atlanta
People gather in Atlanta to march through downtown after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd.
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Chiara Campbell, from left, Nyasia Thompson and Jaylah Lesesne embrace following a march through downtown Atlanta after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of three counts in the death of George Floyd Tuesday, April 20, 2021.
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Houston
Ronaly Brooks walks past a mural in the neighborhood where George Floyd grew up in Houston on April 20, 2021. Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty in Floyd’s death.
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