Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was seen in a video kneeling on the neck of the unarmed Black man for more than nine minutes, is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Testimony in the trial of Derek Chauvin is now well underway.

Update April 19:

The jury in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial began deliberations just after 5 p.m. ET.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated 125 Illinois National Guard members to support the Chicago Police Department in anticipation of the jury’s verdict being reached in the trial of Derek Chauvin.

In advance of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on requested additional law enforcement assistance from Ohio and Nebraska late Monday afternoon.

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Update April 16:

Closing arguments are set to begin Monday, after which a racially diverse jury will begin deliberating at a barbed-wire-ringed courthouse in a city on edge — not just because of the Chauvin case but because of the deadly police shooting of a 20-year-old Black man in a Minneapolis suburb last weekend.

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Update April 15:

In one final bit of testimony on Thursday, the prosecution briefly recalled a lung and critical care expert to knock down a defense witness’ theory that carbon monoxide poisoning from a squad car’s exhaust might have contributed to Floyd’s death. Dr. Martin Tobin noted hospital tests that showed Floyd’s level was at most 2%, within the normal range.

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Update April 14:

On Wednesday, the judge at Chauvin’s trial turned down a defense request to acquit the former officer in Floyd’s death.

Nelson said that the prosecution’s expert witnesses gave conflicting opinions about what caused Floyd’s death.

The request came on day two of the defense case. The prosecution rested its own case on Tuesday after 11 days of testimony and gripping video evidence.

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Update April 13:

The defense began presenting its case on Tuesday after the prosecution rested following 11 days of testimony and a mountain of video evidence.

A now-retired paramedic who responded to that call, Michelle Moseng, testified that Floyd told her he had been taking multiple opioids about every 20 minutes.

An expert in forensic medicine previously dismissed Nelson’s excited-delirium suggestion during the prosecution’s case, saying Floyd met none of the 10 criteria developed by the American College of Emergency Physicians.

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Update April 12:

The Minnesota judge overseeing the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin declined Monday to sequester the jury following an officer-involved shooting Sunday in nearby Brooklyn Center.

Prosecutor Steve Schleicher argued against sequestering the jury, saying that such a move would not be appropriate “or frankly effective in this matter.”

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Original Story:

The trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer facing charges in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, began on Monday, March 29.

The trial is expected to last about four weeks at the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, which has been fortified with concrete barriers, fencing, and barbed and razor wire. City and state leaders are determined to prevent a repeat of damaging riots that followed Floyd’s death, and National Guard troops have already been mobilized.

Floyd’s death prompted global outrage and sparked a national reckoning over racism and police brutality.

Three other officers also face charges in Floyd’s death. Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. They are expected to face juries in August.

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