Utah leaders and groups react to guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin trial

The former police officer was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, left, and Darlene McDonald bump fists as the Salt Lake City Racial and Equity in Policing Commission holds a press conference at the International Peace Gardens in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, following the guilty verdict on all three counts in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.

Utah leaders and groups react to guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin trial

The former police officer was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

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