Former police officer Derek Chauvin files motion for new trial

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 4, 2021 – Today, former police officer Derek Chauvin, through his attorney Eric J. Nelson, files motion for a new trial. Chauvin faces decades in prison after he was convicted of two counts of murder, and manslaughter on April 20, for the death of George Floyd. To view the motion, click here. […]

Snohomish County leaders reacts to the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin

Snohomish, Wash., April 21, 2021 – Last year the world erupted in the largest mass protest movement in U.S. history, when video surfaced of George Floyd, 46, slowing dying uttering the words, “I can’t breathe,” as now former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck during a May 25 arrest. Hundreds of thousands […]

Candlelight vigil honoring George Floyd held in Edmonds

By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Edmonds School District’s Beverly Elementary PTA held an hour-long peaceful candlelight vigil on Monday, June 3, in memory of George Floyd, a Black man killed by a White Minneapolis Police Department officer last week.  Shawn Green, co-president of the Beverly Elementary PTA, along with families from the Woodway, […]

Local high schooler organizes protest, leads hundreds of attendees peacefully

By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Hundreds of local high school students gathered on Tuesday, June 2 at the intersection of 164th Street SE and Bothell-Everett Highway, adding their voices to nationwide protests demanding an end to police brutality. Daeton Oclaray, a North Creek High School Student, organized the event in solidarity against racial […]

Candle light vigil for George Floyd on June 3

Candle light vigil for George Floyd on June 3By Shawn Green | Lynnwood Resident | Lynnwood Times This is a notice of a socially distant, peaceful protest to mourn the horrendous murder of George Floyd. We are hoping that all members of the community can join us for a united show of support and solidarity […]