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In pictures: US reacts to Chauvin trial verdict

News imageAFP People raise their fists and hold a portrait of George Floyd during a rally following the guilty verdict the trial of Derek Chauvin on 20 April 2021, in Atlanta, GeorgiaAFP

A US jury has found a white former police officer guilty of murder over the death of African-American George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year.

Derek Chauvin, 45, was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd for more than nine minutes during his arrest last May.

The footage sparked worldwide protests against racism and excessive use of force by police.

Chauvin was found guilty on three charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.

News imagePool via Reuters Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens as a jury finds him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 20 April 2021Pool via Reuters

His bail was immediately revoked and he was placed in custody.

Sentencing is likely to happen in two months, and Chauvin could spend decades in jail.

News imagePool via Reuters Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is led away in handcuffs after a jury found him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 20 April 2021Pool via Reuters

Crowds of people gathered to celebrate the verdict outside the Minneapolis courtroom.

News imageAFP People celebrate as the verdict is announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 20 April 2021AFP
News imageAFP People react as the verdict is announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 20 April 2021AFP
News imageStar Tribune via Getty Images People react to the news of a guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on 20 April 2021Star Tribune via Getty Images
News imageReuters A person raises their arms after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, in front of Hennepin County Government Center, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 20 April 2021Reuters

Others gathered at the intersection in Minneapolis where Mr Floyd was killed.

News imageStar Tribune via Getty Images People gathered at George Floyd Square react to the news of a guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek ChauvinStar Tribune via Getty Images
News imageReuters Banknotes are thrown into the air as people react after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 20 April 2021Reuters
News imageAFP People gather as they celebrate at George Floyd Square after the verdict was announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 20 April 2021AFP

Elsewhere in the US, people marched through the streets in Atlanta, Georgia.

News imageGetty Images People march through the streets after the verdict was announced for Derek Chauvin on 20 April 2021 in AtlantaGetty Images
News imageAFP Two women embrace in front of a mural of George Floyd following the guilty verdict the trial of Derek Chauvin on April 20, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. - Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted on April 20 of murdering African-American George Floyd after a racially charged trial that was seen as a pivotal test of police accountability in the United StatesAFP

And rallies were held in New York City.

News imageAFP People rally in Times Square in New York City, on 20 April 2021AFP
News imageReuters A person pulls their mask down and smiles, after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City, 20 April 2021Reuters

In nationally televised remarks, US President Joe Biden said: "Systemic racism is a stain on the whole nation's soul."

Meanwhile, Vice-President Kamala Harris urged lawmakers to pass the George Floyd bill aimed at reforming policing .

News imageAFP Vice President Kamala Harris listens as US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the guilty verdict against former policeman Derek Chauvin at the White House in Washington, DC, on 20 April 2021AFP

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