WATCH: Horrifying Video Shows Black Man Being Callously Killed By US Police Officers During Arrest

27 May 2020, 05:20 by Tim. E. Ndoro

Black Man Killed By Police

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A horrifying video has gone viral worldwide which shows an unarmed 46-year-old black man named George Floyd being killed during an arrest by four police officers in the United States city of Minneapolis.

The video of the fatal encounter which has gone viral worldwide was posted on Facebook by Darnella Frazier who captioned it,

The nine-minute video shows a white officer pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck behind a squad car. While lying facedown on the road, Floyd repeatedly groans and says he can’t breathe.

After about five minutes, Floyd stops moving and appears unconscious. People in the gathering crowd plead for the officers to check Floyd’s pulse. The officer on Floyd’s neck does not lift his knee until medical personnel arrive and carry him to an ambulance.

Charles McMillan says he saw it all happen.

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Below is part of the video footage of the arrest and killing of George Floyd.

In a statement earlier on Tuesday, the Minneapolis Police Department said its officers were responding to a “report of a forgery in progress” and that Floyd had resisted arrest.

However, CBS News acquired video of Floyd’s initial arrest, which seems to contradict the police’s claim that he resisted arrested, at least in the early stages of their encounter.

The four police officers involved in the killing of George Floyd were initially placed on “relieved of duty status,” which means that they would still be paid but with no law enforcement duties.

However, following public outrage and condemnation, the four Minneapolis police officers have since been fired by Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo. The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has announced that it is now investigating the killing.

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Leaders in Minnesota are calling for the officers involved to be held accountable. Rep. Ilhan Omar, who represents Minneapolis, called for the Department of Justice to investigate immediately.

“It is sickening to watch this black man be killed while helplessly begging for help,” she said in a statement.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tweeted Tuesday, “The lack of humanity in this disturbing video is sickening. We will get answers and seek justice.”

St. Paul, Minnesota, Mayor Melvin Carter called the video of the incident “one of the most vile and heartbreaking images I’ve ever seen.”

“The officer who stood guard is just as responsible as his partner; both must be held fully accountable,” Carter tweeted. “This must stop now.”

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic candidate for president, tweeted his reaction to Floyd’s death Tuesday night.

Attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Floyd’s family, says the officers’ unjust use of force over a non-violent charge cost Floyd his life. He released this statement to the media Tuesday evening:

Firing these officers was a good first step on the road to justice for George Floyd, but we need to make sure that the Mayor and the Police Chief fix the policies and training deficiencies that permitted this unlawful killing to occur. For four police officers to inflict this kind of unnecessary, lethal force – or watch it happen – despite outcry from witnesses who were recording the violence – demonstrates a breakdown in training and police by the City.
Today, George Floyd’s family is having to explain to his children why their father was executed by police on video. It’s essential that the City closely examines and changes its policing policies and training procedures to correct for the lack of proper field supervision; the use of appropriate, non-lethal restraint techniques; the ability to recognize medical signs associated with the restriction of airflow, and the legal duty to seek emergency medical care and stop a civil rights violation.

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