People across the U.S. rallied into the night Tuesday, cheering, hugging and crying tears of relief after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the murder of George Floyd.
Driving the news: After Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, Floyd family lawyer Ben Crump tweeted, "GUILTY! Painfully earned justice has finally arrived for George Floyd’s family. ... Justice for Black America is justice for all of America!"
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Celebrations at the verdict in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C. Photog: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2F9RhQ_FarY1vT3qeLpEhP1RSe4kA%3D%2F2021%2F04%2F21%2F1618980955632.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=868&h=8d36788be71f1d6ce7b75a0488c8103513c877b4ff910597b2be04cfeb755461&size=980x&c=2264065431 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252F9RhQ_FarY1vT3qeLpEhP1RSe4kA%253D%252F2021%252F04%252F21%252F1618980955632.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D868%26h%3D8d36788be71f1d6ce7b75a0488c8103513c877b4ff910597b2be04cfeb755461%26size%3D980x%26c%3D2264065431%22%7D" expand=1] Georgia state Rep. Erica Thomas hugs her daughter in Atlanta. Photo: Megan Varner/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FEtIWtwXPmKEq_ON5rpOA2fqcevU%3D%2F2021%2F04%2F20%2F1618955405216.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=533&h=5bc19b817be36da26f3dcf1fd99069d13d39d25d2dc32422dfb056433732b56c&size=980x&c=1222577753 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FEtIWtwXPmKEq_ON5rpOA2fqcevU%253D%252F2021%252F04%252F20%252F1618955405216.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D533%26h%3D5bc19b817be36da26f3dcf1fd99069d13d39d25d2dc32422dfb056433732b56c%26size%3D980x%26c%3D1222577753%22%7D" expand=1] Patience Zelanga is embraced after hearing the verdict in Minneapolis, Minn. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2F8CxUppwbkkQz6MpYQ2LxEuDRP6s%3D%2F2021%2F04%2F20%2F1618954638783.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=948&h=742c6dcfe814afde135246dafe2f327423e9c553543a08c227b3bc10608f43e2&size=980x&c=1040143 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252F8CxUppwbkkQz6MpYQ2LxEuDRP6s%253D%252F2021%252F04%252F20%252F1618954638783.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D948%26h%3D742c6dcfe814afde135246dafe2f327423e9c553543a08c227b3bc10608f43e2%26size%3D980x%26c%3D1040143%22%7D" expand=1] People in Minneapolis, Minn., blare their horns and cheer after the verdict was read. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2F9oe8DCoB_XzL5lCh23r_ZmGIkZs%3D%2F2021%2F04%2F20%2F1618954955155.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=763&h=f75f37049a319127a103a793a6a78c5f1ef88e1d370633df6c73a7915f68e55b&size=980x&c=256449414 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252F9oe8DCoB_XzL5lCh23r_ZmGIkZs%253D%252F2021%252F04%252F20%252F1618954955155.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D763%26h%3Df75f37049a319127a103a793a6a78c5f1ef88e1d370633df6c73a7915f68e55b%26size%3D980x%26c%3D256449414%22%7D" expand=1] Rep. Cori Bush embraces Rep. Ayanna Pressley as members of the Congressional Black Caucus react to the verdict at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FGu-Q9WWonxVT6IEWsSRZ_dLc-og%3D%2F2021%2F04%2F20%2F1618955058646.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=426&h=99fdbd3ed6d2c5eaf7b8e73135c5eadfb74f74643ff444222bbc6e9eb9661764&size=980x&c=4248201579 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FGu-Q9WWonxVT6IEWsSRZ_dLc-og%253D%252F2021%252F04%252F20%252F1618955058646.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D426%26h%3D99fdbd3ed6d2c5eaf7b8e73135c5eadfb74f74643ff444222bbc6e9eb9661764%26size%3D980x%26c%3D4248201579%22%7D" expand=1] Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including Reps. Karen Bass, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, and caucus chair Rep. Joyce Beatty react to the verdict at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FpX8Z-edRMAkUzeKfaUyffZdTLAk%3D%2F2021%2F04%2F20%2F1618957002349.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=123&h=f191801467b3f396d0718ae5ff50b6fcfbe78f3e2544d87dd0a9ba84032e009c&size=980x&c=3802946972 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FpX8Z-edRMAkUzeKfaUyffZdTLAk%253D%252F2021%252F04%252F20%252F1618957002349.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D123%26h%3Df191801467b3f396d0718ae5ff50b6fcfbe78f3e2544d87dd0a9ba84032e009c%26size%3D980x%26c%3D3802946972%22%7D" expand=1] A sign at the intersection of 38th St. and Chicago Ave. in Minneapolis, Minn. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2F1iqHvQ-_41s3PJBalfa1gR34Vwg%3D%2F2021%2F04%2F20%2F1618955242177.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=348&h=0a9cb2954968e4cde3880e5c0ad3f6e7ddf5eed6fbab5dc930e53c3a8cd284ac&size=980x&c=2931359239 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252F1iqHvQ-_41s3PJBalfa1gR34Vwg%253D%252F2021%252F04%252F20%252F1618955242177.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D348%26h%3D0a9cb2954968e4cde3880e5c0ad3f6e7ddf5eed6fbab5dc930e53c3a8cd284ac%26size%3D980x%26c%3D2931359239%22%7D" expand=1] A woman cries in New York City after hearing the verdict. Photo: David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FlMqtS4961zBq0JYd6FbDvmUT01U%3D%2F2021%2F04%2F20%2F1618956857011.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=528&h=e28527c080e24bc9a712e286354c88ef7e196c6c6bb12df3ac7b779f28126230&size=980x&c=1647891842 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FlMqtS4961zBq0JYd6FbDvmUT01U%253D%252F2021%252F04%252F20%252F1618956857011.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D528%26h%3De28527c080e24bc9a712e286354c88ef7e196c6c6bb12df3ac7b779f28126230%26size%3D980x%26c%3D1647891842%22%7D" expand=1] People celebrate the guilty verdict in Minneapolis, Minn. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2F-bHLqnL0CUubUi_YeLBjF8zGbBU%3D%2F2021%2F04%2F20%2F1618956793979.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=1022&h=715447c69759e154e5f05f1bcc4cc12ad190292773eef8e5672e256f2cee94ab&size=980x&c=629929228 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252F-bHLqnL0CUubUi_YeLBjF8zGbBU%253D%252F2021%252F04%252F20%252F1618956793979.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D1022%26h%3D715447c69759e154e5f05f1bcc4cc12ad190292773eef8e5672e256f2cee94ab%26size%3D980x%26c%3D629929228%22%7D" expand=1] People celebrate the guilty verdict at the intersection of 38th St. and Chicago Ave. in Minneapolis, Minn. Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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