People in Downtown Mobile react to Derek Chauvin guilty verdict

by: Dana Winter Posted: Apr 20, 2021 / 09:26 PM CDT / Updated: Apr 20, 2021 / 09:27 PM CDT MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — As people across the country reacted to the three guilty verdicts, people in Mobile did the same. WKRG News 5 went out in Downtown Mobile finding out how people felt about the jury’s final decision. An attorney, Gregory Harris pulled over on his bicycle and told people about the news minutes after the verdict was read aloud. He spoke to WKRG News 5 about how he learned the verdict. He said he was listening to it in a discussion on the app Clubhouse. Harris said, “We were listening to it in real-time as it came out and so I had a real opportunity to hear how people across America really felt about what just happened today and the thing that I’m getting right now. The one word that I’m hearing is vindicated.” A WKRG reporter asked Harris if he was surprised by the verdict. He said, “Not going to lie to you, I was surprised. I didn’t see, given the history of trials of this nature, I could never have anticipated to my delight seeing…
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