The state launched a sweeping inquiry into the Minneapolis Police Department after George Floyd’s death (Ted S Warren/AP)The former US police officer charged in the death of George Floyd told him to "stop yelling" and as Floyd gasped for air, according to newly released court documents. I'm dead," Floyd said during the nearly nine minutes that the officer knelt on him as he went lifeless. Derek Chauvin, the officer who appeared to kneel on Floyd, replied: "Then stop talking, stop yelling, it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk." Chauvin, who is white, was arrested on May 29, four days after Floyd's death. At one point, one of those officers, Thomas Lane, suggested that Chauvin roll Floyd on his side, according to the transcript.

Source: Irish Independent July 09, 2020 05:48 UTC