Derek Chauvin found guilty in George Floyd’s death

The former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on a black man’s neck during an arrest attempt faces up to 40 years in prison after a jury returned a guilty verdict on all charges. A jury of five men and seven women deliberated for about 10 hours before declaring Derek Chauvin committed second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. A court officer handcuffed Chauvin and led him out of the quiet courtroom after Judge Peter Cahill read the verdict and dismissed the jury.

What happens next? Cities across the country braced for protests and unrest before Tuesday. In Minneapolis, commuters emptied out of downtown as soon as the court announced the jury had reached a verdict. Crowds that had gathered outside the courthouse and at the site of Floyd’s killing cheered and wept at the news of Chauvin’s conviction. Chauvin had been free on bail, but he will wait in jail until Cahill sentences him at a later date.

Dig deeper: Read Charissa Koh’s report in Compassion about police reform efforts across the country since Floyd’s death.