FBI probing death of black man seen pinned down by police and saying, 'I can't breathe'

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NEW: FBI will probe death of a black man who died shortly after being apprehended by police in Minneapolis. Disturbing video emerged on social media showing an officer with his knee on the man's neck, as the man repeatedly yells out, 'I can't breathe.'

A video shows a man pleading for his life as an officer restrains him with a knee on his neck after responding to a “forgery in progress,” according to a police statement.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.

In an image made from video posted to Facebook, a Minneapolis police officer kneels on the neck of a man identified by a family attorney as George Floyd, May 25, 2020. Floyd died shortly after the incident.The Minneapolis Police Department announced Tuesday morning that the FBI will be a part of the investigation into the death.

Men gather outside a grocery store Tuesday, May 26, 2020 near where a black man died in police custody Monday night in Minneapolis after video shared online by a bystander showed a white officer kneeling on his neck during his arrest as he pleaded that he couldn't breathe.Police did not identify the man who died, but Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump, who is representing his family, said he was George Floyd.

MORE: Gregory McMichael, ex-police officer charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, had service weapon suspended in 2019 She added that"justice must be served for this man and his family, justice must be served for our community, and justice must be served for our country." The Minneapolis Police Department said Monday that officers were initially called to the scene"on a report of a forgery in progress" in a statement on their website.

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