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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
George Floyd's girlfriend says she is "convinced" that the white former police officer charged with murder and manslaughter for the death of the African-American man will receive a guilty verdict. "I feel it. I just know it. I just know it's coming soon," Courteney Ross says outside the Minneapolis court where the jury has reached a verdict in the high-profile trial. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden is monitoring developments in the murder trial of the police officer accused of killing George Floyd last year, White House press secretary Jen Psaki says during a news briefing. "He certainly will be watching closely, as Americans across the country will be watching," Psaki tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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