Four Minneapolis Police Department officers have been fired after the death of George Floyd, who was seen in a video repeatedly crying out “I cannot breath” as an officer kneeled on his neck.
that"the lack of humanity in this disturbing video is sickening." MPD spokesperson Garrett Parten declined to comment to NPR on the authenticity of the video.that an altercation occurred in South Minneapolis on Monday evening. It said officers responded to a report of forgery in progress. The police department said a suspect was sitting on top of his car and appeared to be under the influence when police ordered him to step away from the vehicle.
"Being black in America should not be a death sentence," Frey said."For five minutes, we watched as a white officer pressed his knee to the neck of a black man. ... When you hear someone calling for help, you are supposed to help. This officer failed in the most basic human sense."Frey and Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo noted at the news conference that the officers involved were wearing body cameras.
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