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Minneapolis police chief says Floyd's death was 'murder'

by Associated Press
| June 23, 2020 2:27 PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis' police chief says the death of George Floyd was “murder” and that the officer who pressed his knee into Floyd's neck knew what he was doing because he had taken specific training on the dangers of positional asphyxiation.

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