Expert: George Floyd Died From Lack of Oxygen

In a still image from video, Chicago-based breathing expert Dr. Martin Tobin answers questions during the ninth day of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn., on April 8, 2021. Pool via Reuters

George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen while being restrained by police officers last year, a medical expert on April 8 told the court during the trial of one of the former officers involved.

“A healthy person subjected to what Mr. Floyd was subjected to would have died as a result of what he was subjected to,” Dr. Martin Tobin, a lung specialist at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital and Loyola University’s medical school in Chicago, told the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.