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Apr 20, 2021, 6 tweets

#BREAKING: Derek Chauvin found guilty of two counts of murder in the death of George Floyd

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Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was found guilty on Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the deadly arrest of George Floyd.

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The jury's decision is a milestone in the fraught racial history of the United States and a rebuke of law enforcement’s treatment of Black Americans.

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The jury of six white people and six people who are Black or multiracial spent just a few hours on their task Monday after the day was mostly consumed by closing arguments.

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Chauvin, 45, was charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. The most serious charge carries up to 40 years in prison.

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Ahead of a verdict, some stores were boarded up in Minneapolis, the courthouse was ringed with concrete barriers and razor wire, and National Guard troops were on patrol.

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