George Floyd‘s cause of death has been shared with the public. The unarmed Black Minneapolis man, who was pinned down by police during an arrest, died of “asphyxiation from sustained pressure,” according to attorney Ben Crump in a statement made to CNN.
An independent autopsy revealed that he was essentially “dead on the scene” on May 25, Crump shared with the outlet. “The ambulance was his hearse,” the family’s attorney told reporters June 1.
In the disturbing footage taken by Minneapolis citizens, George could be heard breathlessly pleading with law enforcement, “please, please I can’t breathe.” The unarmed Black man was pinned down by his neck, with a white officer on top of him, forcing his knee down on George. “My stomach hurts…my neck
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