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Local leaders reacting after man killed by Minneapolis Police

May 26, 2020 By Scott Peterson

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is speaking out against the death of a black man at the hands of Minneapolis police Monday. At a press conference this morning, Frey was emotional and said “all I keep coming back to is this: this man should not have died. What we saw is horrible. Completely and utterly messed up.” The incident, captured on video, shows the man pinned face down by police and he can be heard saying “please, I can’t breathe.” Frey says what’s on the video is “wrong on every level” and said “being black in America should not be a death sentence, for five minutes we watched as a white officer pressed his knee into the neck of a black man, for five minutes.” During the encounter, police noticed the man was in medical distress. They called an ambulance and the man was taken to the hospital where he died a short time later. The FBI and BCA are investigating. In a statement, Governor Tim Walz says “the lack of humanity in this disturbing video is sickening. We will get answers and seek justice.”

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