BREAKING: Four Minneapolis police officers were fired following the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after an officer kneeled on his neck while he was handcuffed on the ground, shouting that he couldn’t breathe.
while he was handcuffed on the ground, shouting that he couldn’t breathe.
Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced their terminations during a news conference. He did not publicly identify the officers.Bystander video that circulated on social media shows an officer who appears to be white pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck, while Floyd is pinned face-down on the street. Floyd can be heard repeatedly pleading with officer to get up.Within minutes, the video shows Floyd closing his eyes and no longer speaking.
Police called for an ambulance but the man died shortly after arriving at a hospital, the Minneapolis Police Department
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