4 Minneapolis police officers have been terminated following the death of George Floyd, who was seen pleading 'I cannot breathe' as an officer put a knee on his neck for several minutes on Monday night, Minneapolis Mayor Frey says.
the detainment of a man who died Monday night after being pinned to the ground by an officer who put his knee on the man's neck for about eight minutes.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said it was the"right call" to terminate the officers in a tweet announcing the decision Tuesday. The police department said the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI would be independently investigating the incident.This is the right call.The Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis said in a statement earlier Tuesday that it was not the time to rush to judgment and that the officers were fully cooperating with the investigation.
"We must review all video. We must wait for the medical examiner's report," the statement said."Officers' actions and training protocol will be carefully examined after the officers have provided their statements." Video shows that a white police officer had a black man, identified as George Floyd, pinned to the ground next to the back tire of his patrol car with his knee on the man's neck.
"Please, please, please, I can't breathe," the man begs."My stomach hurts. My neck hurts. Please, please. I can't breathe.""You're stopping his breathing right now, you think that's cool?" a man says."His nose is bleeding. Look at his nose!" says a woman.Sign Up
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