PHOTOS: Reaction to verdict in Derek Chauvin murder trial

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

That killing, which was captured on video, sparked a worldwide outcry for racial justice. Chauvin now faces up to 40 years in prison.

Below are some of the scenes from Minneapolis and across the nation amid reaction to that guilty verdict.

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People gathering in Washington D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plaza react to the conviction of former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin on April 20, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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A woman listens and reacts to the Chauvin verdict on her phone at D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plaza on April 20, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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A person is seen with a Black Lives Matter sign north of the White House in the hours following the conviction of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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People dance in the middle of H and 16 streets after the Chauvin verdict on April 20, 2021. There were no protests organized in the immediate aftermath of the verdict, but about two dozen people turned out for what became an impromptu party on the south end of Black Lives Matter plaza on Tuesday evening. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)

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Mahkhyieah Lee, 5, of Scranton, Pa., dances at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Washington, after the verdict in Minneapolis, in the murder trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was announced. (Photo by AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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A protester raises a “Black Lives Matter” flag atop a car after the verdict was read Tuesday in Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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Ingrid Noel, 51, left, weeps on the shoulder of Robert Bolden at a rally outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)

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From left: Houston City Council member Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, NAACP Executive Director Yolanda Smith and NCAA President Bishop James Dixon react to the Derek Chauvin verdict at the Houston NAACP headquarters on Tuesday. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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A woman holding a George Floyd poster pumps her fist across the street from the Hennepin County Government Center on Tuesday, after jurors found Derek Chauvin guilty. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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A person reacts after the guilty verdict was announced Tuesday in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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People celebrate the guilty verdict in the Chauvin trial Tuesday at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Peoplke cheer after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced at the Chauvin trial Tuesday in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Peoplke cheer after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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London Williams, 31, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, bursts into tears Tuesday in Washington, after learning of the verdict. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including (from left) Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) and caucus chair Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) react to the verdict in the Derick Chauvin murder trial in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2021. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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People react after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial Tuesday in Minneapolis. The jury found Chauvin guilty on all three charges. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)