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Tuesday, 14 May 2024

Man dies while being arrested in Minneapolis

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Man dies while being arrested in Minneapolis
Man dies while being arrested in Minneapolis
Death leads to protests

Seems like an oxymoron to me.

But first tonight?

The fbi investigating the death of this man... george floyd... who died while being arrested by minneapolis police.

Video of his arrest went viral... sparking outrage and reigniting concerns about police using excessive force.

I just got back from minneapolis and want to warn yo?

The video you're about to see is disturbing.

Xxx this video obtained by cbs news shows what appears to be the start of the confrontation between george floyd and minneapolis police.

The video, from a restaurant security camera, shows officers taking him into custody but not resisting arrest.

From what i saw on the camera, it didn't really look like he was resisting at all (nat) cell phone video begins, and floyd is heard pleading for air.

(:17) please?

I can't breathe" the four police officers were responding to a call about counterfeiting monday evening.

Floyd is pinned to the ground, an officers knee at the back of his neck.

(1:55) they will kill me!... the crowd demands the officer free floyd's neck&..

"i can't breathe" (2:40) cop?

"he is talking?

He is fine."

Spectator: "you trapped his breathing there bro?

That's bullshit there bro" soon floyd appears motionless (6:25) did they just * kill him?"

The officer doesn't remove his knee until floyd's body is rolled onto a stretcher?

Floyd was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Kimt was at the scene of the incident as demonstrator s held an "i can't breathe" protest.

095350 being black in america should not be a death sentence today minneapolis mayor jacob frey apologized to .four police officers were fired today.

And i mentioned that we were in the thick of this protest and in my many years of reporting, i usually find that protestors want their voices shared in the news.

This crowd, though, was quite the opposite.

We found ourselves surrounded and we're told by a group of young men at the corner of 38th and chicago that things would explode if we didn't leave the block.

We chose to report from a few blocks away, katie.

The officers involved were all wearing body cameras.

That video should go a long way toward answering the questions of

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