Jury Selection Complete in Derek Chauvin Murder Trial After Final Juror Chosen

A jury has been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd's death, with opening statements set for Monday.

The final juror was chosen Tuesday, more than two weeks after the process began.

Attorneys and the judge worked through more than 100 people, dismissing most because they acknowledged strong views about an incident that was captured on bystander video and shook the nation.

The final juror chosen, a white man in his 20s, is a married accountant who said he had a somewhat negative opinion of Chauvin, saying it seemed like the length of his restraint on Floyd was longer than necessary.

But he said he would be able to put that aside and weigh the case based on the evidence.

He said Floyd's death sparked discussions about racism at work, and he decided to educate himself by reading a book about the subject.

He said he respects police and views Black Lives Matter somewhat favorably.

However, he said some of the frustrations boiled over and may have been a factor in violent unrest in Minneapolis.

Derek Chauvin is charged with murder and manslaughter in the May 25 death of Floyd, a Black man who was declared dead after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee against his neck for about nine minutes.

Street protests in Minneapolis, some violent, spread across the U.S. and the world.

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