02:20While jury selection began on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd last May, thousands of Floyd supporters gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center where the trial is taking place.
Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for his actions leading to George Floyd’s death. He had originally also been charged with third-degree murder, but that charge has since been dismissed.
Demonstrators held up images of Floyd, as well as banners in support of Black Lives Matter, while poet Isaiah Furquan gave an inspirational speech.
"We were trained to check the sentence, no justice, no peace, no justice, no peace but it's just us. Trying to get a piece of peace and this justice trying to get a piece of me. I'm not exactly hiding, you know where to find me. And justice, I wrote this, just for you," rapped Furquan.
Protests are expected daily throughout the trial in Minneapolis, and massive security measures could be seen around the Hennepin County Government Center.
Derek Chauvin is accused of killing George Floyd by stepping down on his neck on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis. The opening arguments are scheduled to start on March 29, while the jury selection begins today.
On May 25, 2020, Chauvin, who was then a police officer, was filmed kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes in Minneapolis. Floyd's death sparked nation-wide protests denouncing a pattern of unarmed black men, women, and children being killed by police.
USA: Demonstrators gather in support of George Floyd ahead of jury selection in Chauvin trial
While jury selection began on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd last May, thousands of Floyd supporters gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center where the trial is taking place.
Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for his actions leading to George Floyd’s death. He had originally also been charged with third-degree murder, but that charge has since been dismissed.
Demonstrators held up images of Floyd, as well as banners in support of Black Lives Matter, while poet Isaiah Furquan gave an inspirational speech.
"We were trained to check the sentence, no justice, no peace, no justice, no peace but it's just us. Trying to get a piece of peace and this justice trying to get a piece of me. I'm not exactly hiding, you know where to find me. And justice, I wrote this, just for you," rapped Furquan.
Protests are expected daily throughout the trial in Minneapolis, and massive security measures could be seen around the Hennepin County Government Center.
Derek Chauvin is accused of killing George Floyd by stepping down on his neck on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis. The opening arguments are scheduled to start on March 29, while the jury selection begins today.
On May 25, 2020, Chauvin, who was then a police officer, was filmed kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes in Minneapolis. Floyd's death sparked nation-wide protests denouncing a pattern of unarmed black men, women, and children being killed by police.
While jury selection began on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd last May, thousands of Floyd supporters gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center where the trial is taking place.
Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for his actions leading to George Floyd’s death. He had originally also been charged with third-degree murder, but that charge has since been dismissed.
Demonstrators held up images of Floyd, as well as banners in support of Black Lives Matter, while poet Isaiah Furquan gave an inspirational speech.
"We were trained to check the sentence, no justice, no peace, no justice, no peace but it's just us. Trying to get a piece of peace and this justice trying to get a piece of me. I'm not exactly hiding, you know where to find me. And justice, I wrote this, just for you," rapped Furquan.
Protests are expected daily throughout the trial in Minneapolis, and massive security measures could be seen around the Hennepin County Government Center.
Derek Chauvin is accused of killing George Floyd by stepping down on his neck on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis. The opening arguments are scheduled to start on March 29, while the jury selection begins today.
On May 25, 2020, Chauvin, who was then a police officer, was filmed kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes in Minneapolis. Floyd's death sparked nation-wide protests denouncing a pattern of unarmed black men, women, and children being killed by police.