‘I can’t breathe': FBI now investigating death of black man pinned by Minneapolis police
The Federal Bureau of Investigation will probe the death of a black man who died shortly after being apprehended by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after disturbing video emerged on social media showing a police officer with his knee on the man's neck as the man repeatedly yells out,"I can't breathe."
"Being black in America should not be a death sentence," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said at a news conference Tuesday morning."For five minutes, we watched a white officer press his knee into a black man’s neck. Five minutes. When you hear someone calling for help, you’re supposed to help. This officer failed in the most basic, human sense."Frey called the incident"awful" and"traumatic," saying,"it serves as a reminder of how far we have to go.
"We will seek justice for the family of George Floyd, as we demand answers from the Minnesota Police Department," he added."How many 'white black' deaths will it take until the racial profiling and undervaluing of black lives by police finally ends?" "We heard his repeated calls for help. We heard him say over and over again that he could not breathe. And now we have seen yet another horrifying and gutwrenching instance of an African American man dying," Klobuchar said."Every single person in every single community in this country deserves to feel safe. As the Mayor of Minneapolis noted, this tragic loss of life calls for immediate action.
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