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SHOCKING video has emerged showing a police officer kneeling on handcuffed black man's neck until he dies.
George Floyd begged for air as the cop held him for several minutes by the back wheel of a police car, after he was detained in Minneapolis.
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In the video - which was originally posted to by Darnella Frazier - Floyd says that he cannot breathe multiple times.
“I cannot breathe! I cannot breathe!” the man yells. “Don’t kill me!”
The video sparked riots in Minneapolis as cops fired rubber bullets at protesters demanding the arrest of the officers involved - who were fired.
His death at 8pm on Monday comes as America is reeling from the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who was shot dead while out jogging in Georgia.
Three white men, including a former police officer and his son have been charged with his murder.
The FBI is now investigating the death of Mr Floyd and four unidentified police officers have been fired.
Minneapolis Police Chief Rondo Arredondo made the announcement Tuesday that the cops are now "former employees", reported.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the incident is wrong on every level and praised the police department on making "the right call," the news outlet reported.
Arredondo said at a Tuesday: "When Mayor Frey appointed me as chief of the Minneapolis police department, I was very steadfast and strong on what our department vision, values and culture change would be moving forward. One of those pillars is sanctity of life.
"We know there are inherent dangers in the profession of policing but the vast majority of the work we do never requires the use of force."
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The firing of the officers comes as the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension also launched a probe into the death of Mr Floyd.
According to a from the Police Department, cops found a man believed to be in his 40s, who appeared to be "under the influence", sitting on top of a blue car.
John Elder, the director of communications for Minneapolis police, said: "After he got out, he physically resisted officers.
"Officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and officers noticed that the man was going into medical distress."
An ambulance was called and the man was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center where he later died. have labeled the death a medical incident.
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But civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who said he was representing the dead man’s family, branded the death "inhumane".
"We all watched the horrific death of George Floyd on video as witnesses begged the police officer to take him into the police car and get off his neck," Crump said.
"This abusive, excessive and inhumane use of force cost the life of a man who was being detained by the police for questioning about a non-violent charge."
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