Firefighter says she urged officers to let her help Floyd
2 years, 11 months ago

Firefighter says she urged officers to let her help Floyd

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minneapolis firefighter who witnessed police officers holding George Floyd facedown on a city street testified Wednesday that the three officers on federal trial for allegedly violating Floyd’s civil rights ignored her pleas to help administer medical aid to the unresponsive Black man. She testified at the trial of former Officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao that she could see Floyd’s head being pressed onto the street under the knee of former Officer Derek Chauvin, while other officers helped hold him down. “It was just alarming, the amount of people that were on top of one person not moving and handcuffed,” said Hansen, who said she is a trained emergency medical technician and acknowledged that she got louder and began swearing because Floyd “needed help and he wasn’t getting it.” Kueng, Lane and Thao are charged broadly with depriving Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority in the killing that triggered worldwide protests and a reexamination of racism and policing. He says officers were “just basically restraining him until you guys got here.” Lane says nothing about Floyd’s medical condition.

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Prosecutor: 3 cops in Floyd killing ‘chose to do nothing’
2 years, 10 months ago

Prosecutor: 3 cops in Floyd killing ‘chose to do nothing’

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights “chose to do nothing” as a fellow officer squeezed the life out of Floyd, a prosecutor said in her closing argument Tuesday. Kueng casually picked gravel from a police SUV’s tire as Chauvin “mocked George Floyd’s pleas by saying it took a heck of …

Prosecutor: Officers ‘chose to do nothing’ as George Floyd died
2 years, 10 months ago

Prosecutor: Officers ‘chose to do nothing’ as George Floyd died

Al Jazeera  

The defence says Floyd’s death was a tragedy but that does not make it a crime. Three police officers sat by and “chose to do nothing” when their colleague knelt on George Floyd’s neck leading to his death in Minneapolis, Minnesota in May 2020, a United States federal prosecutor said during closing arguments in their trial. All three pleaded not …

George Floyd death: Three former officers involved in Floyd’s death have all testified at their federal civil rights trial. Here’s what they said
2 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd death: Three former officers involved in Floyd’s death have all testified at their federal civil rights trial. Here’s what they said

CNN  

CNN — Defense attorneys rested their case Monday in the federal civil rights trial of three former officers involved in George Floyd’s death. Left to right: J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao All three former officers will face a state trial later this year on charges of aiding and abetting in Floyd’s murder. “He started shaking very violently.” In …

Trainer: Officers in Floyd killing did not follow policy
2 years, 11 months ago

Trainer: Officers in Floyd killing did not follow policy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prosecutor Allan Slaughter played body …

Lung expert testifies officers could have saved George Floyd’s life
2 years, 11 months ago

Lung expert testifies officers could have saved George Floyd’s life

LA Times  

George Floyd could have been saved if Minneapolis police officers had moved him into a position to breathe more easily, and his chances of survival would have “doubled or tripled” if they had performed CPR as soon as his heart stopped, a lung specialist testified Monday at the trial of three former officers charged with violating Floyd’s civil rights. “Oxygen …

Attorneys for 3 cops in Floyd killing question training
2 years, 11 months ago

Attorneys for 3 cops in Floyd killing question training

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Defense attorneys at the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights questioned a top officer Monday about the department’s training on restraints and an officer’s duty to intervene, as well as a culture that they say teaches new officers to not question their superiors. Federal prosecutors say former Officers …

Witness: 3 officers at Floyd killing had duty to intervene
2 years, 11 months ago

Witness: 3 officers at Floyd killing had duty to intervene

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Three officers on trial for allegedly violating George Floyd’s civil rights would have been trained to use the least amount of force necessary and had a duty to intervene against inappropriate force, the commander of the Minneapolis police training division at the time of Floyd’s killing testified Thursday. Federal prosecutors say former Officers J. Alexander Kueng, …

Doctor Says George Floyd Had 'Exceptionally Strong Heart,' Undercutting Defense
3 years, 8 months ago

Doctor Says George Floyd Had 'Exceptionally Strong Heart,' Undercutting Defense

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A cardiologist testified in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial Monday that George Floyd had an “exceptionally strong heart,” undermining the defense claim that preexisting heart issues played a major role in Floyd’s death. And those low oxygen levels were induced by the prone restraint and positional asphyxiation that he was subjected to.” He added that …

Medical Examiner: Chauvin Restraint Was More Than George Floyd 'Could Take'
3 years, 9 months ago

Medical Examiner: Chauvin Restraint Was More Than George Floyd 'Could Take'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The medical examiner who performed George Floyd’s autopsy took the stand Friday for the tenth day of witness testimony in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial to explain how he determined Floyd’s cause of death. Dr. Andrew Baker, Hennepin County’s chief medical examiner, wrote on Floyd’s death certificate that he died from “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law …

EXPLAINER: How long did it take medics to reach Floyd?
3 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: How long did it take medics to reach Floyd?

Associated Press  

As Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney attempted to shift blame from the former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death, he questioned paramedics on delays in their efforts to resuscitate Floyd. The ambulance arrived to help Floyd less than 8 minutes after police first requested medical help — well within the standard response time set by Hennepin County, which includes Minneapolis. …

EXPLAINER: Doctor’s testimony details Floyd’s heart activity
3 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: Doctor’s testimony details Floyd’s heart activity

Associated Press  

George Floyd had “pulseless electrical activity” and his heart wasn’t beating when he arrived at a Minneapolis hospital, a doctor testified Monday. Dr. Bradford Langenfeld was on duty at Hennepin County Medical Center the night Floyd was brought in after being restrained by police last May, and testified Monday at the trial of one of the officers. Floyd had no …

Floyd’s girlfriend recalls their struggles with addiction
3 years, 9 months ago

Floyd’s girlfriend recalls their struggles with addiction

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — George Floyd’s girlfriend tearfully told a jury Thursday the story of how they met — at a Salvation Army shelter where he was a security guard with “this great, deep Southern voice, raspy” — and how they both struggled mightily with an addiction to opioids. Mine was in my neck and his was in his back,” 45-year-old Courteney …

Genevieve Hansen: Off-duty firefighter called 911 when police refused to let her treat George Floyd
3 years, 9 months ago

Genevieve Hansen: Off-duty firefighter called 911 when police refused to let her treat George Floyd

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Genevieve Hansen, 27, told a court that she …

‘I thought he was dead’: Paramedic says of George Floyd
3 years, 9 months ago

‘I thought he was dead’: Paramedic says of George Floyd

Al Jazeera  

Floyd’s girlfriend and paramedics who tried to revive him testify in murder trial of Derek Chauvin. A paramedic who came to the scene in Minneapolis, Minnesota last May said he thought George Floyd “was dead” when he arrived he told a US jury Thursday in the trial of the former police officer accused of murder and manslaughter in the death. …

In Derek Chauvin trial, George Floyd’s girlfriend recounts opioid use
3 years, 9 months ago

In Derek Chauvin trial, George Floyd’s girlfriend recounts opioid use

LA Times  

George Floyd’s girlfriend tearfully told a jury Thursday the story of how they met — at a Salvation Army shelter where he was a security guard with “this great, deep Southern voice, raspy” — and how they both struggled mightily with an addiction to opioids. Mine was in my neck and his was in his back,” 45-year-old Courteney Ross said …

'In Lay Terms, I Thought He Was Dead,' Testifies Paramedic Of George Floyd
3 years, 9 months ago

'In Lay Terms, I Thought He Was Dead,' Testifies Paramedic Of George Floyd

NPR  

'In Lay Terms, I Thought He Was Dead,' Testifies Paramedic Of George Floyd Enlarge this image toggle caption Court TV via AP Court TV via AP On the fourth day of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial in the death George Floyd, jurors heard from multiple first responders who treated the Black man as he lay motionless last …

Chauvin told onlooker Floyd was big, ‘probably on something’
3 years, 9 months ago

Chauvin told onlooker Floyd was big, ‘probably on something’

LA Times  

In an image from video, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as a witness is questioned on Tuesday. After the ambulance took George Floyd away, the Minneapolis officer who had pinned his knee on the Black man’s neck defended himself to a bystander by saying Floyd was “a sizable guy” and “probably on something,” according to police video played …

‘It wasn’t right’: Witness confronts policeman over Floyd death
3 years, 9 months ago

‘It wasn’t right’: Witness confronts policeman over Floyd death

Al Jazeera  

18-year-old Danielle Frazier, who filmed the video of Floyd’s last moments gives evidence on second day of police officer’s trial. Hansen, who testified wearing her white firefighter’s uniform with a black tie, said a police officer rejected her offers to help, leaving her “totally distressed”. “I don’t know if you’ve seen anybody be killed but it’s upsetting.” Another witness said …

EXPLAINER: How is officer’s duty relevant to Floyd case?
3 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: How is officer’s duty relevant to Floyd case?

Associated Press  

As attorneys argued over whether to allow evidence from George Floyd’s 2019 arrest at the trial of a former police officer charged in his death in 2020, Judge Peter Cahill wanted to know the relevance of Floyd’s behavior a year before he died. Legal experts said Chauvin’s defense team will surely bring in expert witnesses who will point to the …

George Floyd officers turn on each other in court proceedings
4 years, 3 months ago

George Floyd officers turn on each other in court proceedings

Al Jazeera  

The former officers appeared in court for a hearing on the prosecution’s request to move the trial out of Minneapolis. Prosecutors in the case of four former Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd told a judge Friday that the men should face trial together because the evidence and charges against them are similar, and multiple trials could …

Ex-cop’s video captures crowd’s horror during Floyd arrest
4 years, 4 months ago

Ex-cop’s video captures crowd’s horror during Floyd arrest

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Newly released body-camera video from a third officer involved in George Floyd’s arrest captures for the first time the growing horror of onlookers who repeatedly pleaded with the officers to get off Floyd. The video made available Thursday comes from fired Officer Tou Thao, one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of Floyd, a …

George Floyd: Former Minneapolis officer told investigators call for backup sounded ‘urgent’
4 years, 4 months ago

George Floyd: Former Minneapolis officer told investigators call for backup sounded ‘urgent’

CNN  

CNN — A now-fired Minneapolis police officer told federal investigators looking into the death of George Floyd that a call for backup from one of the officers on the scene sounded “like it was urgent,” according to a video of the interview released Friday. During the roughly hour and a half long interview, Thao told FBI agents the call for …

George Floyd: body camera transcripts show officer Derek Chauvin saying it takes ‘a lot of oxygen to talk’
4 years, 6 months ago

George Floyd: body camera transcripts show officer Derek Chauvin saying it takes ‘a lot of oxygen to talk’

CNN  

CNN — After George Floyd repeatedly told police that he couldn’t breathe, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin said, “Then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk,” according to transcripts of police body camera footage. The transcripts detail the last moments of Floyd’s life and were taken from body cameras worn by …

Police Bodycam Transcripts: George Floyd Pleaded 20 Times That He Couldn't Breathe
4 years, 6 months ago

Police Bodycam Transcripts: George Floyd Pleaded 20 Times That He Couldn't Breathe

NPR  

Police Bodycam Transcripts: George Floyd Pleaded 20 Times That He Couldn't Breathe Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP Transcripts of police body camera video in the minutes leading up to George Floyd's death show that he pleaded about 20 times that he couldn't breathe and that one of the officers expressed concern about Floyd's well-being but was rebuffed by …

George Floyd: Judge threatens to move murder trial out of Minneapolis
4 years, 6 months ago

George Floyd: Judge threatens to move murder trial out of Minneapolis

CNN  

CNN — The former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd and the three other officers accused of aiding and abetting in his death appeared in court on Monday for a pretrial hearing. Asked about the allegations Monday evening on CNN’s “Erin Burnett Out Front,” Benjamin Crump, an attorney for the Floyd family, denied Paule’s claims of media leaks. …

What do we know about George Floyd and his death?
4 years, 7 months ago

What do we know about George Floyd and his death?

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I was trying to talk to him, but he just kept, like, …

Experts: Floyd’s health issues don’t affect homicide ruling
4 years, 7 months ago

Experts: Floyd’s health issues don’t affect homicide ruling

Associated Press  

George Floyd had drugs in his system and severe heart disease when a Minneapolis police officer put a knee to his neck, but independent experts said the medical problems revealed in the full autopsy report don’t change the conclusion that the handcuffed man’s death was a homicide. But the circumstances of Floyd’s May 25 death are not ignored in Wednesday’s …

Medical examiner: Floyd’s heart stopped while restrained
4 years, 7 months ago

Medical examiner: Floyd’s heart stopped while restrained

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A medical examiner on Monday classified George Floyd’s death as a homicide, saying his heart stopped as police restrained him and compressed his neck, in a widely seen video that has sparked protests across the nation. “Decedent experienced a cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained by law enforcement officer,” the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a news …

Minneapolis police chief says all four officers involved in George Floyd’s death bear responsibility
4 years, 7 months ago

Minneapolis police chief says all four officers involved in George Floyd’s death bear responsibility

CNN  

CNN — In an emotional response to George Floyd’s family Sunday night, the Minneapolis police chief says in his mind, all four officers involved in the black man’s killing bear the same responsibility. Floyd died in our hands and so I see that as being complicit,” Chief Medaria Arradondo told CNN’s Sara Sidner. Houston police chief wants to provide escort …

Officer accused in Floyd’s death opened fire on 2 people
4 years, 7 months ago

Officer accused in Floyd’s death opened fire on 2 people

Associated Press  

A white Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck opened fire on two people during his 19-year career and had nearly 20 complaints and two letters of reprimand filed against him. Chauvin, whose driveway was splattered with red paint and the graffiti “murderer,” has not spoken publicly since Floyd’s death and his attorney did not respond to calls …

READ: The criminal complaint against ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin
4 years, 7 months ago

READ: The criminal complaint against ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin

CNN  

CNN — 8 minutes and 46 seconds. Floyd did not voluntarily get in the car and struggled with the officers by intentionally falling down, saying he was not going in the car, and refusing to stand still.” – It specifies how Chauvin knelt on Floyd: “The defendant placed his left knee in the area of Mr. Floyd’s head and neck.” …

George Floyd’s brother on protesters: ‘They have pain. They have the same pain that I feel’
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s brother on protesters: ‘They have pain. They have the same pain that I feel’

CNN  

CNN — The brother of George Floyd — the man who died after pleading that he couldn’t breathe while a police officer held him down with his knee — said that he wants justice for his brother’s death after a second night of protests. “People are torn and hurt because they’re tired of seeing black men die constantly, over and …

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