Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison marks Floyd case as ‘first step towards justice’

Published April 20, 2021 10:31pm ET



Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison celebrated his victory in getting a guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-officer now convicted on all counts in the killing of George Floyd.

Ellison, the lead prosecutor for the case, said the decision was only a step toward justice while alluding to it being incremental progress in a longer and broader fight for racial justice across the country.

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