- Former officer charged with murder over death of George Floyd
- Twelve-panel Minneapolis jury began deliberations on Monday
- Biden on Chauvin trial: ‘I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict’
- Hundreds join high school walkout: ‘Police don’t care about us’
There are 3,000 National Guard troops deployed in Minneapolis and St Paul, often known collectively as the Twin Cities, in Minnesota.
There were huge protests across the cities last May after George Floyd was killed and throughout the summer, some of which spilled over into violence, especially initially.
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The jury in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, which has recently reached a verdict, is weighing three charges against the former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.
Chauvin could be convicted on all three of the charges, some of the charges, or none of the charges. They each relate to a different sense of Chauvin’s mindset at the time of his encounter with Floyd during a 25 May 2020 arrest.
