Justice Department to investigate policing in Minneapolis after Floyd verdict

Angela Harrelson, center, aunt of George Floyd, talks to supporters at George Floyd Square after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

US attorney general Merrick Garland is expected to announce the Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after the guilty verdict in George Floyd’s death, a source has said.

The announcement is expected a day after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in Mr Floyd’s death last May, setting off a wave of relief but also sadness across the country.