PHILADELPHIA - Reaction from local leaders poured in Tuesday after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd.The 12 jurors deliberated for around 10 hours before deciding to convict Chauvin of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades."George Floyd, like countless other Black Americans whose futures have been unjustly stolen from them, should be alive today.
While today's verdict provides some measure of justice and accountability for the Floyd family and millions of our fellow Americans, all of us must remember that systemic racism is still pervasive in American life," New Jersey Governor.