(CNN) A now-fired Minneapolis police officer told federal investigators looking into the death of George Floyd that a call for backup from one of the officers on the scene sounded "like it was urgent," according to a video of the interview released Friday. While Thao stood nearby, Lane, Kueng and officer Derek Chauvin kept Floyd pinned to the ground while Floyd pleaded with officers that he couldn't breathe. During the roughly hour and a half long interview, Thao told FBI agents the call for backup from an officer on scene sounded "like it was urgent in his voice." Thao told investigators that after he arrived, he saw a police vehicle's door open and that Floyd resisted efforts to voluntarily sit in the vehicle. He told agents he said: "Alright guys, it's pointless to do this.

Source: CNN August 14, 2020 23:03 UTC