Siblings of George Floyd said Tuesday that they were grateful for the jury convicting former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of three charges including second-degree murder. “We got the verdict we wanted,” Terrence Floyd, one of Floyd’s brothers, told a press conference in Minnesota. “My brother’s not here. I’m grateful and I’m proud of him,” he added. George Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after being restrained by law enforcement officers. Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck and back for nine minutes and 29 seconds. Chauvin was convicted by jurors earlier Tuesday and faces decades in jail. Chauvin’s lawyer did not respond to a request for comment. Philonise Floyd, another brother of the deceased man, said he prayed for Chauvin’s conviction and had faith that he would be convicted. “My brother was murdered,” he said. People celebrated in Minneapolis outside the courthouse in which the trial took place, and elsewhere in …
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