George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, wipes his eyes during a news conference after the verdict was read Tuesday in Minneapolis in which former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd. Below, Andre Tolleris waves a flag and yells in jubilation to passing motorists Tuesday at Monument and Allen avenues. Many of the drivers and passengers honked their horns in celebration.
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Guilty
Former Minneapolis police officer faces decades in prison after a jury convicts him of three counts in the heinous kill of George Floyd; tears of joy and relief flood the nation
MINNEAPOLIS Black Americans and others from Missouri to Florida to Minnesota cheered, marched, hugged, waved signs and sang jubilantly in the streets Tuesday after a Minneapolis jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd.
