In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as his defense attorney Eric Nelson gives closing arguments as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presided Monday in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is was found guilty in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd.

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, the explosive case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.

The jury reached its verdict Tuesday after deliberating about 10 hours over two days in a city on edge against another outbreak of unrest.

Floyd died last May after Chauvin pinned his knee on or close to the 46-year-old Floyd's neck for about 9 1/2 minutes.

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