On Thursday night, Minneapolis police released a transcript of the 911 call that led to the arrest and death of George Floyd, which has sparked outrage across the country.
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(CNN) - On Thursday night, Minneapolis police released a transcript of the 911 call that led to the arrest and death of George Floyd, which has sparked outrage across the country.
Here is the transcript:
Operator: 911, what is the emergency address?
Caller: This is 3759 Chicago Ave.
Operator: How can I help you?
Caller: Someone comes to our store and gives us false invoices and we find out before he leaves the store, and we run away, they are sitting in his car. We tell them to give us his phone, to return his (inaudible) and everything, and he was also drunk and everything, and to give us back our cigarettes so that he can, so he can go home but he doesn't want to do that, and he's sitting in his car because he is terribly drunk and not in control of himself.
Operator: Okay, what kind of vehicle do you have?
Caller: And ... um he has a vehicle that is ah ... one second let me see if I can see the license. The driver's license is BRJ026.
Operator: Well, what color is it?
Caller: It is blue. It is a blue truck.
Operator: blue truck?
Caller: Yes, truck.
Operator : Very good blue truck, I already wrote it down. Is it in front or on 38th Street?
Caller: Ah, it's on 38th Street.
Operator: On 38th Street. So this guy gave you a forged bill, does he have his cigarettes, and is he under the influence of something?
Caller: Something like that, yes. He is not well.
1 of 24 | A protester carries a United States flag in front of a burning liquor store in Minneapolis on Thursday. (Photo: Julio Cortez / AP)
2 of 24 | "Derek Chauvin is a murderer," says a banner Thursday amid protests over the death of George Floyd. Chauvin is the cop with his knee around Floyd's neck. (Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images)
3 of 24 | This Thursday continued protests against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images)
4 of 24 | People push open a door to a Minneapolis police station, protesting Floyd's death. (Photo: KEREM YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images)
5 of 24 | Some protesters set fire to a liquor store in Minneapolis on Thursday. (Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images)
6 of 24 | Protesters gathered Thursday in front of a Minneapolis police station. (Photo: KEREM YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images)
7 of 24 | A protester fills another's mouth with vodka in front of a burning liquor store in Minneapolis on Thursday. (Photo: KEREM YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images)
8 of 24 | Flames light up the facade of a Minneapolis police station, where protesters against Floyd's death protested barricades on Thursday. (Photo: KEREM YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images)
9 of 24 | "Say his name: George Floyd," "Is it me?" Say banners of protesters in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday. (Photo: Joe Rondone / The Commercial Appeal / Imagn Content Services)
10 of 24 | Hundreds gathered Tuesday night at the same Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd was arrested.
11 of 24 | They then marched to a police compound to protest his death.
12 of 24 | Protesters chanted: "Without justice there will be no peace" and "I can't breathe."
13 of 24 | The incident recalls the 2014 death of Eric Garner, who spoke the words "I can't breathe," while a police officer locked his neck in New York.
14 of 24 | Since Garner's death, the phrase has become a rallying cry in the Black Lives Matter movement.
15 of 24 | Protesters march on Hiawatha Avenue while shouting slogans denouncing Floyd's death. Stephen Madden / Getty Images
16 of 24 | Floyd's cause and death are still pending and are being investigated by local, state and federal police, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said in a statement.
17 of 24 | People gather and pray around a makeshift monument near the site where Floyd was brought into custody police the previous day. Elizabeth Flores / Star Tribune / AP
18 of 24 | People gather outside a police compound during the protests. Richard Tsong-Taatarii / Star Tribune / AP
19 of 24 | Police sprayed tear gas to disperse the crowd after some people turned rebels, a police spokesperson said.
20 of 24 | A police officer throws a tear gas canister at protesters during the protest. Carlos González / AP
21 of 24 | Several protesters had to pour milk after being exposed to percussion grenades and tear gas. Carlos González / AP
22 of 24 | An illustration of Floyd is taped to the window of an empty building near where he was detained by police officers. Evan Frost / Minnesota Public Radio / AP
23 of 24 | Shawanda Hill, center, Floyd's girlfriend, reacts close to the place where he died. Kerem Yucel / AFP / Getty Images
24 of 24 | Protesters crowded near where Floyd was arrested. Kerem Yucel / AFP / Getty ImagesOperator: What is he like, what race?
Caller: Um, he's a tall guy. He is tall and bald, about 1.80, and she is not well and started driving the car.
Operator: Well, woman or man?
Caller: Um ...
Operator: Is it a girl or a boy?
Caller:: (Talking to someone else) - is asking (inaudible) for a second. Hello?
Operator: Was it a girl or a boy who did this?
Caller: It is a man.
Operator : Ok. Is it black, white, native, Hispanic, Asian?
Caller: Something like that.
Operator: Which one? White, black, native, Hispanic, Asian?
Caller: No, he is a black man.
Operator: Okay (sigh).
Caller: How's your day going?
Operator: Not bad.
Caller: You had a long day, huh?
Operator: What's your name?
Caller: My name is (deleted).
Operator: All right, a phone number?
Caller: (Deleted)
Operator : Very well, help is on the way. If that vehicle or that person leaves before we get there, just give us a call, otherwise we'll have squadrons soon, okay?
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Caller: No problem.
Operator: Thanks.
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