06/01/2020 - 16:42
- Clarín.com
- The New York Times International Weekly
On May 25, Minneapolis police arrested George Floyd , a 46-year-old black man, after a delicatessen employee called 911, accusing him of buying cigarettes with a fake $ 20 bill . Seventeen minutes after the first patrol arrived at the scene, Floyd was unconscious and trapped underneath three policemen, showing no signs of life .
Combining the videos of passersby and security cameras, reviewing official documents and consulting experts , The New York Times reconstructed in detail the minutes leading to Floyd's death. Our video shows officers taking a series of actions that violated Minneapolis Police Department procedures and became fatal, leaving Floyd unable to breathe, even when he and viewers called for help.
The day after Floyd's death, the Police Department fired all four officers involved in the episode, and on Friday Hennepin County District Attorney Mike Freeman announced murder and involuntary manslaughter charges against Derek Chauvin , the officer who it can be seen more clearly in the videos of the witnesses immobilizing Floyd on the ground.
Chauvin, who is white, kept his knee around Floyd's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds, according to the criminal complaint against him. Our video shows that ChauvinHe did not remove his knee, even after Floyd passed out , and for a full minute after paramedics arrived on the scene.
The other three former officers, Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao - who can be seen in our video participating in Floyd's arrest - are still under investigation.
By Evan Hill, Ainara Tiefenthäler, Christiaan Triebert, Drew Jordan, Haley Willis, and Robin Stein.
Evan Hill is a journalist with the Visual Investigations team, which combines traditional reporting with advanced digital forensics. @evanchill Ainara
Tiefenthäler is a video journalist. It covers breaking news, Europe, political extremism, and LGBT and women's issues. He joined The Times in 2015. @tiefenthaeler
Christiaan Triebert is a journalist with the Visual Investigations team, which combines traditional reporting with advanced digital forensic investigation. @trbrtc
Haley Willis is a Visual Investigations reporter for the New York Times video team. @heytherehaIey
