Independent autopsy finds George Floyd died of asphyxiation

An autopsy commissioned for George Floyd’s family found that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression when…

An autopsy commissioned for George Floyd’s family found that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression when a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes and ignored his cries of distress, the family’s attorneys said Monday.