Autopsy finds cop suffocated George floyd
An autopsy found Monday that an African-American man whose death has set off nationwide unrest was suffocated by a police officer, contradicting a preliminary ruling.
"The evidence is consistent with mechanical asphyxia as the cause of death, and homicide as the manner of death," Aleccia Wilson, a University of Michigan expert who examined his body at the family's request, told a news conference.
An initial finding cited in a criminal complaint pointed to pre-existing conditions, outraging the family.
Shortly after the independent report, Hennepin County's medical examiner released its official autopsy that called his death a homicide caused by "neck compression," although it also said he was intoxicated and pointed to heart disease.
The autopsy revived demands for the arrest of three other police officers who stood guard for Derek Chauvin as Floyd pleaded for his life.
Meanwhile, an emotional Terrence Floyd, brother of George, demanded that rioters stop violence and protest his brother's killing peacefully.
"I understand you're upset ... but if I'm not over here wildin' out, if I'm not over here blowing up stuff, if I'm not over here messing up my community - then what are y'all doing? Nothing, because that's not going to bring my brother back at all," Floyd said angrily over a loudspeaker.
"So let's do this another way. Let's stop thinking that our voice don't matter and vote … because it's a lot of us and we still going to do this peacefully."
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