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Former policeman Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22 and a half years in jail for murdering African American George Floyd, a killing that sparked America's biggest demonstrations for racial justice in decades. SOUNDBITE
Minneapolis, Mar 8 (EFE/EPA).- The trial of a white former Minneapolis police officer accused of the murder of George Floyd kicked off on Monday, more than eight months after that African-American man's death in custody triggered violent racial justice protests throughout the United States.But the process of jury selection was delayed for at least a day when a snag quickly occurred over the question of whether the officer, 44-year-old Derek Chauvin, will face an additional charge of third-degree murder.Bystander-taken video footage of the deadly May 25, 2020, incident in Minneapolis, Minnesota, showed Chauvin kneeling on the 46-year-old Floyd's neck for nearly eight minutes while the suspect was handcuffed on the ground and repeatedly said he was unable to breathe. (Camera: CRAIG LASSIG). SHOT LIST: PROTESTERS MARCH NEAR THE THE HENNEPIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER WHERE JURY SELECTION BEGINS IN THE TRIAL OF FORMER OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN IN THE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD, MINNESOTA, US.
The brother of George Floyd, who was murdered by ex-policeman Derek Chauvin last year, urges his killer to explain the reason for murdering his brother during an arrest. "Why? What were you thinking? What was going through your head when you had your knee on my brother's neck?" asks Terrence Floyd. SOUNDBITE
People gather at George Floyd Square, the memorial site at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue where George Floyd died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the morning after white former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering African-American George Floyd. IMAGES
A crowd gathers at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis after former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death. 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