Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Ex-officer in George Floyd’s Death

Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Ex-officer in George Floyd’s Death
Defense attorney Eric Nelson (L) and defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (R) listen as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over pretrial motions before jury selection at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn., on March 8, 2021. Court TV, via AP
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MINNEAPOLIS—Jury selection in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death began Tuesday with the first potential juror excused after she revealed during questioning that she thought the way the officer acted was “not fair.”

The woman, a mother of three from Mexico, said she saw bystander video showing Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck, but she didn’t understand why the officer didn’t get up when Floyd said he couldn’t breathe.