The first trial of the former officers charged in the killing of George Floyd is underway.

Police officers are rarely prosecuted in such cases and the world will be watching.

The Minnesota Public Radio Newsroom which has followed this

case in detail from the beginning will bring listeners updates on this

monumental trial and the consequences it holds for the city and the country.

Listen to in front of our eyes, wherever you listen to podcasts.

A warning to listeners.

This podcast contains strong language and intense situations. On March 30th, 2016, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman walked up to a podium in a crowded

Minneapolis courthouse.

Good morning.

We have a great deal of important information to share and I ask for your patients and cooperation for the next 30 minutes.

I was there to cover this. It was so packed with people.

I had to watch from another room where they were showing Freeman's remarks on a huge screen.

First, I want to extend my sincere condolences

to the Clark family.

Jemar Clark deserved an opportunity for a full and productive life.

We are saddened that this tragic incident means he won't have that opportunity. Tamar Clark was a 24 year old black man.

He'd been killed by police during a struggle on a Minneapolis street four months before.

Exactly what happened that night is still unclear. The officers involved said Clark had reached for one of their guns.

Some witnesses disputed that claim.

Reham and I covered that shooting in the protests that racked the city in the days and weeks afterwards.

Demonstrator set up a camp outside a police precinct on Minneapolis's north side, near where Clark was killed.

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