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Last week, the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin entered the final phase, but the jury's decisive vote was still pending.
Protesters in Minneapolis already stressed the importance of the procedure on Monday.
"The world is watching," read a banner.
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Since Floyd's death last May, there had been repeated violent protests against racism in the United States.
The Hennepin County Government Center, where Chauvin was tried, therefore took place under the highest security precautions.
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Many people had already waited in front of the courthouse during the closing speeches at the beginning of the week - sometimes in uncomfortable weather.
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In the capital, Washington DC, two people followed the guilty verdict on a smartphone.
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On Tuesday evening (local time) the jury's decision was finally announced, all US news channels broadcast live: Chauvin (in the picture on the right) was found guilty.
He was charged with second degree murder, third degree murder, and second degree manslaughter, among other charges.
The exact sentence for chauvin is to be announced in eight weeks.
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The demonstrators in front of the courthouse were relieved.
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Together, people in other parts of Minneapolis had eagerly awaited the guilty verdict.
Again: Relief that Chauvin was not acquitted on any of the charges.
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While Chauvin was handcuffed in the courtroom and will likely be jailed for decades ...
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... an African American woman bursts into tears in front of the justice building.
There was great fear that with Chauvin another policeman would be convicted of deadly violence against a black person with impunity or only partially guilty.
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Protesters hugged each other at a memorial to the murdered George Floyd.
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A woman at the BLM Plaza, named after the Black Lives Matter protests near the White House in Washington, couldn't hold back tears of relief.
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In Houston, Texas, a man is happy about the verdict.
The accused chauvin had pleaded not guilty in the trial.
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