George Floyd

The judge has set March 29 for opening statements if jury selection is finished in time. 

Defense attorney Eric Nelson also raised the possibility of renewing his previously unsuccessful motion to move Derek Chauvin's trial to another city.

"[This] sends a powerful message that Black lives do matter and police brutality against people of color must end,” the family's lawyer said.

The third-degree murder charge will be tacked on to second-degree murder and manslaughter charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the May 2020 death of George Floyd, which triggered large-scale protests for racial justice.

Two jurors have been picked while five others were dismissed because they admitted they could not be partial for Derek Chauvin's trial.

Judge Peter Cahill said he does not have jurisdiction to rule on whether the third-degree murder charge should be reinstated against the former officer while the issue is being appealed.

“I want this man incarcerated for as long as we possibly can. I want him to get the max---because whatever happens to him, he’s still gonna breathe. He’s still gonna be breathing. But my brother can’t," LaTonya Floyd said of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer accused of murdering her brother.

In a rare move, the judge has ordered the trial, which begins Monday with jury selection, be broadcast and livestreamed due to COVID-19 concerns. 

A new documentary from PBS follows women in the Minneapolis police force from 2017 through the reckoning brought on by George Floyd’s killing.

Three Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's killing responded to reports of a possible hostage-taking at an apartment and immediately detained Adrian Drakeford, who wasn't involved and had in fact called 911 to report his car had been broken into.