Derek Chauvin

"The evidence will show that Mr. Floyd died of a cardiac arrhythmia," defense attorney Eric Nelson told the jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Members of George Floyd's family and legal team, kneeled for 8 minutes and 46 seconds outside the Hennepin County Courthouse just moments before the start of Derek Chauvin's murder trial.

"I don't think there's any place in the state of Minnesota that has not been subjected to extreme amounts of publicity," Judge Peter Cahill said.

Minneapolis will pay a record sum to the family of George Floyd, who sued the city and police officers over his May 2020 death in police custody.

Derek Chauvin was already facing manslaughter and second-degree murder charges when the much-anticipated trial opened this week.

The first potential juror said she's seen the video in which Chauvin holds Floyd down as Floyd says he can't breathe. "That's not fair, because we are humans, you know?" she said.

A Minnesota judge cited the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as reason to have Derek Chauvin's trial start on March 8, while the other officers involved in Floyd's death will have their trial in August.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was captured on cellphone video kneeling on Floyd's neck for several minutes, still faces a higher charge of second-degree murder.

The former police officer charged with murder in the killing of George Floyd can leave Minnesota while he awaits trial. Floyd's family lawyer called it "an example of two justice systems in America."

The former police officer faces charges of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's killing in May. Demonstrators took to the streets Wednesday after he posted a $1 million bond.