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Six people killed at hands of U.S. police within 24 hours of George Floyd verdict
the Derek Chauvin case was fresh in memory — the reading of the verdict in a Minneapolis courtroom, the shackling of the former police officer, the jubilation at what many saw as justice in the death of George Floyd — even then, blood flowed on America’s streets.And even then, some of that blood was shed at the hands of law enforcement.At least six people were fatally shot by officers across the United States in the 24 hours after jurors reached a verdict in the murder case against Chauvin on Tuesday.A 16-year-old girl in Columbus, Ohio.An oft-arrested man in Escondido, California.A 42-year-old man in eastern North Carolina.The deaths, in some cases, sparked new cries for justice.