On the day of George Floyd’s killing, Minneapolis police published a short press release titled “Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction”. That press release, however, was not unique. In some cases, police cited vague “medical emergencies” without disclosing that officers had caused the emergencies through their use of force. “The press release about George Floyd was not an anomaly,” said Jody David Armour, a University of Southern California law professor and expert on policing. The first press release had made no mention of the shocks, and neither did some local news articles, including one that was headlined “Deputy Injured, Suspect Dead”.

Source: The Guardian May 19, 2021 10:01 UTC