MINNEAPOLIS – Jury selection begins Monday for a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death.
Derek Chauvin's trial, which is expected to last weeks, will be overseen by an experienced judge and argued by skilled attorneys on both sides.
It will be streamed online for the world to see because the COVID-19 pandemic has limited who can attend. Floyd, who was Black, died May 25 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck while Floyd was handcuffed and pleading that he couldn’t breathe.
Among the key figures and elements at trial: COVID-19, CAMERAS and COURT SECURITY Chauvin's trial, one of the highest-profile criminal cases in Minnesota history, is taking place during a