Transcripts: George Floyd Said He Couldn’t Breathe, Officer Told Him to Stop Talking

Transcripts: George Floyd Said He Couldn’t Breathe, Officer Told Him to Stop Talking
A man holds a picture of George Floyd during a Black Lives Matter protest in New York City on June 18, 2020. Jeenah Moon/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Transcripts from police body camera footage show George Floyd told the officers arresting him that he couldn’t breathe while one officer tells him to stop talking to save oxygen.

Floyd, a black man, was taken into custody on suspicion of forgery on Memorial Day in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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