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More than four years after the murder (1)___ of George Floyd by former police officer Derek Chauvin, the event continues to resonate deeply in discussions about policing and racial justice in the United States. Chauvin was convicted in the (2)___ of George Floyd in a heavily fortified courthouse in downtown Minneapolis following a trial that captured the world's attention.

Floyd, a black man, died in May 2020 after being held down by police officers on a South Minneapolis street corner in an episode that was captured on a cell phone video and set off widespread protests for (3)___ justice around the nation and globally. Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes, ignoring Floyd’s repeated pleas that he could not breathe and his cries for his mother.

For a country with a complex history of holding police officers accountable for killing people on the job, especially black people, this trial and its outcome remain a significant point of reference for whether the criminal justice (4)___ is evolving after Floyd’s death.

Against the backdrop of the ongoing struggle to reform policing and push the nation forward on matters of racial justice, the trial itself delved into the narrower grounds of toxicology reports, medical records, and police training manuals. Chauvin was ultimately found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and (5)____, and is currently serving a lengthy prison sentence.