Minnesota prosecutor compares George Floyd killing to case of Freddie Gray, saying he 'will not rush to justice' despite calls to charge police

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George Floyd died after a since-fired police officer in Minneapolis pinned him to the ground by kneeling on his neck for eight minutes.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said he has been inundated with calls demanding to know what he's "going to do about the murder."

But at a press conference on Thursday, Freeman said he would wait for more evidence before pressing ahead with any charges over the death of Floyd, citing a failed prosecution of cops in Baltimore — comments he later clarified following a backlash.

"I will just point to you the comparison to what happened in Baltimore in the [Freddie] Gray case. It was a rush to charge. It was a rush to justice. And all of those people were found not guilty," Freeman told reporters.

"I will not rush to justice. I'm going to do this right. And those folks who know me in the African community know I will do my very level best," Freeman said, in remarks that appeared to be a attempted reference to the local African-American community.