‘This sets us back decades’: CMPD Police Chief condemns death of George Floyd at hands of Minneapolis police

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Police departments across the nation are taking heat following Monday’s actions by officers with the Minneapolis Police Department.

Video shows arresting officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on the neck of George Floyd until he was unconscious.

Floyd died on the streets of Minneapolis after he repeatedly told officers that he could not breathe.

The excessive force that killed an unarmed black man has caused protests throughout the nation.