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George Floyd repeatedly informed the policeman who detained him that he could not breathe.
The documents use the clearest picture yet of Mr Floyd’s last moments.
All 4 officers included in taking Mr Floyd into custody were fired and jailed.
The transcripts were made public as Mr Lane’s attorneys asked for the case against him to be dismissed.
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Derek Chauvin is because of appear in court in Minneapolis on Monday.
Mr Chauvin, who is shown in onlooker footage appearing to kneel on Mr Floyd’s neck for almost eight minutes, responds: “Then stop talking, stop screaming.
” It takes heck of a lot of oxygen to talk.”
The transcripts reveal Mr Floyd appears co-operative at the beginning of the arrest, consistently apologising to the officers after they approach his parked cars and truck.
At one point, he informs the police who are demanding to see his hands: “Male, I got, I got shot the same way, Mr Officer, previously.” It is not clear what he is describing.
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Mr Floyd ends up being upset as the officers attempt to get him into the back of their car, repeatedly pleading that he is claustrophobic.
Mr Lane asks if he is “on something”.
Mr Chauvin’s attorneys have actually not commented on the files since they were made public.
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US protests timeline
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George Floyd dies after being jailed by authorities outside a shop in Minneapolis, & comma; Minnesota. Footage shows a white officer, & comma; Derek Chauvin & comma; kneeling on Mr Floyd’s neck for numerous minutes while he is pinned to the flooring. Mr Floyd is heard repeatedly stating “I can’t breathe”. He is noticable dead later on in health center.
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Four officers involved in the arrest of George Floyd are fired. Protests begin as the video of the arrest is shared widely on social networks. Numerous demonstrators require to the streets of Minneapolis and vandalise police cars and the police station with graffiti.
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