Minnesota Prosecutor Says 'Other' Evidence Does Not Support Criminal Charge In Floyd Case
Muhammad Irfan Published May 29, 2020 | 05:40 AM
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 29th May, 2020) A prosecutor in the US state of Minnesota told reporters that besides a graphic video there is other evidence that does not support a criminal charge against the officer involved in the case of George Floyd, an African American man who died in police custody.
A video that went viral Tuesday showed Floyd pinned to the ground by a white police officer with a knee on his neck for several minutes. Floyd repeatedly tells the police officer that he cannot breathe until he becomes unresponsive. Floyd was taken to a local hospital and died shortly thereafter.
"That video is graphic and horrific and terrible and no person should do that," Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said on Thursday. "But my job in the end is to prove that he violated a criminal statute, and there is other evidence that does not support a criminal charge.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the four police officers involved in Floyd's arrest have been fired and called for the officer with his knee on Floyd's neck to be placed in custody.
The Minneapolis Police Department said in a press release that four officers appeared at the scene after a call of a forgery in progress and found Floyd sitting on top of a car and appearing to be under the influence. The release said Floyd physically resisted officers when they handcuffed him, noting that he appeared to be suffering from medical distress.
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump ordered the FBI and the Department of Justice to investigate the incident, adding that justice will be served.
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