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People all over the world listened intently on Tuesday, April 20th, as the verdict was announced in the trial of Derek Chauvin.

The former police officer charged with the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May.

The jury pronounced Chauvin guilty on all counts for the murder of George Floyd.

I'm Pamela Kirkland with this special episode of The Ten News.

We'll find out more about this important trial and the impact of this verdict on the fight for racial equality.

You may want to grab a grown-up to listen along with you in case you have questions.

Now, let's get into the 10 News.

A verdict has been reached in the trial of Derek Chauvin over the killing of George Floyd.

That means the 12 jurors who listened to the case and all of the evidence from both sides have made a decision.

The jury found the former Minneapolis police officer guilty on all charges, second degree unintentional murder, third third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.

The judge will decide how much time Chauvin will spend in prison as a result.

Finding jurors who were impartial and open to hearing both sides of the story was difficult,

but here's what we know about them.

The jury was made up of five men and seven women.

Of the 12 jurors, six were white, four were black, and two were mixed race, according to

information released by the court. They spent 10 hours talking with each other until they all

came to the same conclusion.

This is something that doesn't happen often.

It's rare that police officers face criminal charges.

With this trial ending, there will be even more attention on other cases of police accountability and racial injustice that have happened since the death of George Floyd last May.

Dante Wright, a 20-year-old black man, was shot by a white police officer when he was pulled over in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, not far from Minneapolis.

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