Arizona leaders respond to verdict in Derek Chauvin trial in George Floyd death

GUILTY VERDICT.

REPRESENTATIVEANN KIRKPATRICK RELEASING THISSTATEMENT.

""TODAY, THE JURYSTOOD WITH THE PEOPLE ANDREAFFIRMED THE FACT: BLACKLIVES MATTER.

GEORGE FLOYD'SLIFE MATTERED,"-- "WE HAVE TOHOLD OUR SYSTEMS ACCOUNTABLE,OVER AND OVER AGAIN, ANDTHANKFULLY, THAT IS WHAT THEJURY DID TODAY.

THE WORK TOESTABLISH LONG-OVERDUE,PERMANENT, MORALLY-RIGHTSOLUTIONS TO POLICE BRUTALITYCONTINUES.

OUR JUSTICE SYSTEMIS ONLY AS STRONG AS THOSE WHODEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY, ANDCHANGE IS URGENT.

I'MCOMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THEBIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATIONAND THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANSCALLING FOR ACTION."