MINNEAPOLIS – The family of George Floyd says an independent autopsy has found that he died of asphyxiation from sustained pressure on his back and neck.
Floyd, a black man who was in handcuffs at the time, died a week ago after a white Minneapolis officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes.
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The officer, Derek Chauvin, ignored bystander shouts to get off him and Floyd’s cries that he couldn’t breathe.
He is charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in connection to the death of George Floyd.
The family’s autopsy differs from the official autopsy as described in a criminal complaint against the officer.
That autopsy said the effects of restraint contributed to Floyd’s death, but it ruled out asphyxiation or strangulation.