The teenagers video shaped the Chauvin trial. [13] Frazier celebrated Chauvin's conviction on Facebook and Instagram, writing, "This last hour my heart was beating so fast, I was so anxious, anxiety bussing through the roof. [11], Frazier's video was among the most important pieces of evidence in Chauvin's murder trial. Had Frazier not recognized the urgent need to document and share on social media the wrong being done in plain sight, Minneapolis and the world would not have known or been explicitly clear on what had transpired that day. The victims name was George Floyd. On the witness stand Frazier described Floyd as terrified, scared, begging for his life. She detailed how when bystanders shouted at Chauvin, he motioned to grab his mace. Darnella Frazier, Who Filmed George Floyd's Murder, The prosecution has attempted to portray the bystanders as ordinary people who were scared and presented no danger to the officers. "[14], Roy Peter Clark, who has served as a Pulitzer Prize juror four times, recommended Frazier for a Pulitzer Prize in May 2021. But she added, apparently indicating Chauvin, Its like, its not what I should have done. The recognition that what Frazier did is an act of journalism also underscores the crucial relationship between an engaged and informed public and the so-called gatekeepers in journalism whose gates are rapidly disintegrating and their ability to access and collect vital information to aid in providing clarity and accountability in reporting. Frazier testified during the trial, which ended with the conviction of Derek Chauvin on murder charges. When I look at George Floyd, I look at my dad, she said in court. He said his neck, his back, everything hurt. [3] Described by her lawyer as a normal teenager "with a boyfriend and a job at the mall," Frazier was a high school junior at the time of Floyd's murder. She has over 32k followers on social media. Darnella Frazier was born and raised in Saint Paul[2] and later attended Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. Frazier cried throughout her time on the stand. Stay mad. But to know GUILTY ON ALL 3 CHARGES!!! There are many places in the movement where your resources are needed. They were Black and white. He remembered becoming a bit disturbed when he saw the life being sucked out of a fish they had caught and placed in a plastic bag, he said.