Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was on Wednesday found guilty of all three charges that were facing him in the murder of George Floyd.

Chauvin, who was stationed at the Minneapolis Police Department until his dimsissal, is expected to be sentenced in eight weeks.

The officer was facing charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter and was found guilty of all three, with the family and crowds outside the courtoom busting into cheers after the verdicts were announced.

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Speaking hours earlier, US President Joe Biden had expressed optimism that the court verdict would be right one given there was sufficient evidence to determine the case.


He intimated that the evidence availed in court was enough to help the jury to determine whether the former cop was guilty of murdering 46-year-old Floyd by kneeling on his neck.

“I am praying the verdict is the right verdict,” said Biden on Tuesday.

He added, “It’s overwhelming, in my view. “I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered.”

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris called the Floyd family immediately after the verdict to offer his support as bitter-sweet tears flowed freely.

Among those who have reacted to the verdict is former president Barack Obama.

On May 25, 2020, Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds as he pleaded with the then police officer that he could not breathe but the heartless officers did not budge resulting in his death.

His death, that was captured in a mobile phone video that went viral, resulted in widespread protests, especially by the black community, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other US states demanding justice and better treatment of blacks by police.