George Floyd ‘didn’t have a pulse when paramedic checked several times in ambulance’ and ‘showed no signs of life’
GEORGE Floyd "didn't have a pulse when the paramedic checked several times in the ambulance," a Minneapolis fire department report shows.
According to the document, obtained by the Star Tribune, the crew were "told by several people that the police 'had killed the man'."
The arrest was carried out after Floyd allegedly trying to use forged documents at a local deli.
An ambulance was called and the man was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center where he later died.
The incident report described Floyd as an "unresponsive, pulseless male," and explained that despite medics performing numerous checks on several occasions, they did not find a pulse.
"Even if it’s a super long shot, you’ve got to try your best."
Speaking about Chauvin's knee restraint, Scheerer told the outlet: "I don’t think the paramedics knew what was going on.
"They just saw a split second of what was happening."
in wake of Floyd's death.
When asked if he believes that the incident was murder , Jacob Frey replied "I do."
"I'm not a prosecutor, but let me be clear, the arresting officer killed someone. As to the precise charge, I'm not going to get into that."
The mayor then went on to say "he'd be alive today if he were white."
"The facts that I've seen, which are minimal, certainly lead me down the path that race was involved.
"I don't know whether or not there's explicit or implicit racism involved, but racism is involved - let's be very clear."