MINNEAPOLIS — Wild cheers erupted and tears flowed outside the courthouse Tuesday where former city cop Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges in the death of George Floyd.
“The sun is out,” a 24-year-old Minneapolis woman told The Post moments after the verdict was announced to the crowd.
People fell to their knees in relief as others cried and hugged each other amid honking car horns, ringing bicycle bells and the waving of Black Lives Matter banners and signs with messages such as “Respect our existence” and “The world saw his murder.’’
Hundreds of people had gathered outside Hennepin County District Court in Minnesota as the verdict was read inside shortly after 5 p.m. — while a police helicopter and drone flew overhead and about a dozen National Guardsmen watched down from a balcony.
Moments earlier, the crowd chanted, “Say his name! George Floyd!”
Courtney Ross, wearing a red shirt with her late boyfriend Floyd’s face and name on it, wept amid the calls for justice.
A man at a mic in the crowd before the verdict said, “You are here watching history in the making.’’
Jennifer Evjen, 55, of Minneapolis, told The Post that she was “wanting justice for George.
Hundreds gather outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse to hear the verdict in the trial against Derek Chauvin on April 20th, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN.
Stephen Yang
Hundreds gather outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse to hear the verdict in the trial against Derek Chauvin on April 20th, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN.
Stephen Yang
Hundreds gather outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse to hear the verdict in the trial against Derek Chauvin on April 20th, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN.
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Hundreds gather outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse to hear the verdict in the trial against Derek Chauvin on April 20th, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN.
Stephen Yang
Hundreds gather outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse to hear the verdict in the trial against Derek Chauvin on April 20th, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN.
Stephen Yang
Hundreds gather outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse to hear the verdict in the trial against Derek Chauvin on April 20th, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN.
Stephen Yang
Hundreds gather outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse to hear the verdict in the trial against Derek Chauvin on April 20th, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN.
Stephen Yang
Hundreds gather outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse to hear the verdict in the trial against Derek Chauvin on April 20th, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN.
Stephen Yang
Hundreds gather outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse to hear the verdict in the trial against Derek Chauvin on April 20th, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN.
Stephen Yang
Hundreds gather outside of the Hennepin County Courthouse to hear the verdict in the trial against Derek Chauvin on April 20th, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN.
Stephen Yang
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