A jury on Tuesday convicted a former Minneapolis police officer on murder and manslaughter charges in the May 2020 death of George Floyd after about 10 hours of deliberations over two days.

Chauvin, 45, could be sent to prison for decades when he is sentenced in about two months.

Hundreds of people poured into Minneapolis streets to celebrate the guilty verdict in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.

St. Thomas’ Minneapolis campus canceled classes after 3:30 p.m. and business operations ended at 4 p.m.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to announce that the Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis.

The Justice Department is already investigating whether the officers involved in Floyd’s death violated Floyd’s civil rights. The investigation being announced today will be a more sweeping probe of the entire department and may result in major changes to policing.

The investigation will examine practices used by police and whether the department engages in discriminatory practices.

Less than a half hour before the verdict in Floyd’s killing was read, Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl. Bodycam footage from the officer who fired the shots indicated that the girl had swung at two other people with a knife.

Officials with the Columbus Division of Police showed a segment of the footage Tuesday night just hours after the shooting took place in a neighborhood on the city’s east side.

The decision to swiftly release the video was a departure from protocol. The force faces immense scrutiny from the public following a series of recent high-profile police killings that have led to clashes.

Hope Hansen can be reached at hope.hansen@stthomas.edu.