Distressing footage shows a black man pleading that he can't breathe as a white police officer kneels on his neck, shortly before he died.
The clip, taken by a passerby, captures the man - named in US media reports as George Floyd - begging the officer: "Don't kill me." The FBI is now investigating the man's death after the video, which was shared on Facebook, sparked outrage.
In a statement Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey voiced his outrage, saying: "Being Black in America should not be a death sentence." It happened during an arrest in Minneapolis at around 8pm yesterday.
The man repeatedly said he couldn't breathe, saying: “I cannot breathe! I cannot breathe! Don’t kill me!” Two officers have been suspended with pay, police chiefs said.
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