Final arguments begin at Chauvin trial over George Floyd death

Defendant Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis (Court TV via AP/Pool)

Closing arguments have begun at the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd.

The city of Minneapolis is on edge amid fears of a repeat of the violence that erupted last spring over the video of the black man with Chauvin’s knee on his neck.