Pictures of downtown Minneapolis on day 1 of the Derek Chauvin trial

MPLS prepares for trial
Photo credit Entercom/Al Schoch

News Talk 830 WCCO reporters Adam Carter, Al Schoch and Mark Freie documented what downtown Minneapolis and 38th and Chicago look like on day one of the Derek Chauvin trial.

Barbed wire courthouse

The Hennepin County Courthouse

Barbed wire surrounds the Hennepin County Courthouse

38th and Chicago

38th and Chicago

The George Floyd memorial at 38th and Chicago

Reflect

Reflect

A sign calling for reflection.

Entrance to HCGC

Hennepin County Government Center entrance

The entrance to the Hennepin County Government Center heavily protected.

Windows board up

Windows boarded up

Crump arriving

Ben Crump arrives

Fence

Fencing in front of the Hennepin County Government Center

double fencing

Double fencing in front of the Hennepin County Government Center

Barbed wire

Razor wire in between fences at the Hennepin County courthouse

Justice sign

"Justice for George Floyd" sign

Protest

Protest at the Hennepin County Government Center