Around the Web George Floyd murder: Crowd cheers after US police officer Derek Chauvin is pronounced guilty In May 2020, Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes. Floyd died of asphyxiation. Scroll Staff Apr 21, 2021 · 07:36 pm Play Also readUS: Former police officer Derek Chauvin convicted of George Floyd’s murder We welcome your comments at letters@scroll.in. Racism murder USA