George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned on his stomach with his hands cuffed behind him and his face jammed against the pavement, a medical expert testified Thursday at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial.
Author: Tampa Herald
Expert: Chauvin never took knee off Floyd’s neck area
Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck area — and was bearing down with most of his weight — the entire 9 1/2 minutes the Black Florida man lay facedown with his hands cuffed behind his back, a use-of-force expert testified at Chauvin’s murder trial.
Expert: Chauvin never took knee off Floyd’s neck area
Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck area — and was bearing down with most of his weight — the entire 9 1/2 minutes the Black Florida man lay facedown with his hands cuffed behind his back, a use-of-force expert testified at Chauvin’s murder trial.
George Floyd likely died of asphyxia, ER doctor says; fired cop broke policy in pinning him, says police chief
The Minneapolis police chief who called George Floyd’s death “murder” soon after it happened testified that Officer Derek Chauvin had clearly violated department policy when he pinned Floyd’s neck beneath his knee for more than 9 minutes.
Lieutenant: Kneeling on Floyd’s neck ‘totally unnecessary’
The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd continues Friday after a week of emotional testimony from witnesses to his arrest and Floyd’s longtime girlfriend.
Lieutenant: Kneeling on Floyd’s neck ‘totally unnecessary’
The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd continues Friday after a week of emotional testimony from witnesses to his arrest and Floyd’s longtime girlfriend.
Duty sergeant: Officers could have ended Floyd restraint
A Minneapolis police supervisory sergeant who was on duty the night George Floyd died testified that he believes the officers who restrained Floyd could have ended it after he stopped resisting.
Duty sergeant: Officers could have ended Floyd restraint
A Minneapolis police supervisory sergeant who was on duty the night George Floyd died testified that he believes the officers who restrained Floyd could have ended it after he stopped resisting.
Day 4 of witness testimony in Derek Chauvin trial
George Floyd’s struggle with three police officers trying to arrest him, seen on body-camera video, included Floyd’s panicky cries of “I’m sorry, I’m sorry” and “I’m claustrophobic!” as the officers tried to push Floyd into the back of a police SUV.
Teen who shot Floyd video says he was ‘begging for his life’
A Florida man who was among onlookers shouting at a Minneapolis police officer to get off George Floyd last May was to continue testifying Tuesday, a day after he described seeing Floyd struggle for air and his eyes rolling back into his head, saying he saw Floyd “slowly fade away … like a fish in a bag.”