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Chauvin Trial: Facebook Lists Minneapolis As 'High-Risk Location'
The label means Facebook staff is closely monitoring posts about Minneapolis as the nation awaits a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.

The label means Facebook staff is closely monitoring posts about Minneapolis as the nation awaits a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.

The jury has begun to deliberate a verdict after the closing arguments were given in the murder trial against former officer Derek Chauvin.
Closing arguments in the murder trial against Derek Chauvin will begin Monday, after which the jury will deliberate a verdict.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told the court Thursday he will not testify in his murder trial.
The defense team for former police officer Derek Chauvin Tuesday will begin calling up their own witnesses to testify in the murder trial.
The request came from the attorney for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.
Dr. Andrew Baker, the Hennepin County medical examiner, was called to testify in the murder trial against former officer Derek Chauvin.
George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned facedown on the pavement with his hands cuffed behind him, a medical expert said.
Minnesota-based attorney Eric Nelson is front and center in Derek Chauvin's trial, which is being livestreamed across the globe.
Former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was not following department policy prior to George Floyd's death, according to the police chief.
Chief of the Minneapolis Police Department Medaria Arradondo will take the stand Monday in the trial over George Floyd's death.
"If your knee is on a person's neck, that can kill him," said Lt. Richard Zimmerman.
The defense has argued that Derek Chauvin did what he was trained to do and that George Floyd’s death was caused by illegal drug use.
Video of the scene suggests something less than a crowd — around 15 people can be seen on surveillance video on the sidewalk.
The firefighter, Genevieve Hansen, wept on the witness stand as she recalled how she was not allowed to give any medical assistance.
The public can watch a livestream of the murder trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
Derek Chauvin's defense attorney said Monday that the crowd at the scene of George Floyd's arrest distracted the police officers.
Donald Williams, a former wrestler who said he was trained in mixed martial arts including chokeholds, testified Monday.
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin begins Monday with the prosecutors and defense giving opening statements.
Derek Chauvin faces third-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and second-degree unintentional murder charges in George Floyd's death.
The 15th and final member of the pool was chosen Tuesday, wrapping up a process that took more than two weeks.
In December, the Minneapolis City Council ended its ban on security shutters​, and store owners are racing to put them up.
Jury selection in the trial of Derek Chauvin will stretch into a third week after attorneys seated just one additional juror Friday.
Seven jurors remain, including four men and three women.
The jurors include six men and three women and ranges in age from their 20s to their 50s.
Legal experts say the additional charge helps prosecutors by giving jurors one more option to convict Derek Chauvin.
The high court's decision left open the possibility that the judge could add the charge back.
Three in the pool were seated on the jury, and six others were dismissed by day's end.
Prosecutors are asking the Court of Appeals to put the trial on hold until the issue of adding the third-degree murder count is resolved.
Picking a jury is expected to take at least three weeks.
It was not immediately clear if Friday's ruling would force a delay in jury selection for Chauvin's case, due to start Monday.
The fact that the figure has evolved probably won't matter at Chauvin's trial, which begins Monday with jury selection.
Jury selection begins March 8 with opening statements March 29.
Minneapolis also plans to create "healing spaces" for demonstrators.
With a state trial looming for the man charged in the death of George Floyd, the DOJ also is gathering evidence against the former cop.
San Leandro's Acting Police Chief Luis Torres announced two policy changes.
City leaders are preparing for any unrest that may arise during the trial of the former police officer charged in George Floyd's death.
The City Council voted unanimously Friday to approve the additional funding that police requested.
A judge rejected prosecutors' request to file third-degree murder charges against four police officers charged in George Floyd's death.
The Minnesota National Guard will be in Minneapolis during the trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.