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Chauvin’s former supervising officer told the court officers used force against George Floyd beyond the point which they should have stopped.

Family members or professional colleagues? >> reporter: well, david, authorities havent yet identified any of the victims for us, but they say each of them had a personal or a professional relationship with the gunman. and just moments ago, orange police sharing this surveillance photo with us as the suspect carried out the attack. you see that semiautomatic handgun and in that backpack slung over his shoulder, officials say they recovered ammunition, handcuffs and pepper spray. david, the distr...

The paramedic testifying floyd had no heartbeat and wasnt breathing. and that police were doing nothing to help. >> there were no medical services being provided to the patient. >> reporter: in the ambulance, smith says he tried his best to save floyd. >> hes a human being and i was trying to give him a second chance at life. >> reporter: but it was too late. >> when i showed up, he was deceased and when i dropped him off at the hospital, he was still in cardiac arrest. >> reporter: after the am...

George floyds girlfriend, courteney ross, also testifying today about their struggle with opioids. abcs alex perez again tonight from minneapolis. >> reporter: today, paramedic seth bravinder testifying that when the ambulance arrived on the scene, he thought police were still wrestling with george floyd. >> multiple officers on top of the patient when we pulled up at that point. i assumed that there was potentially some struggle still because they were still on top of him. >> reporter: but when...

WACO, Texas (March 31, 2021) – As National Autism Awareness Month begins in April, two Baylor University School of Education faculty members have received grant awards from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to fund research and training in behavioral intervention practices that improve outcomes for children with autism. Tonya Davis, Ph.D., BS ’02, MS ’04, professor of educational psychology and director of the special education program in the Baylor School of Educat...

Images of George Floyd being treated in the back of an ambulance, after a police officer knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes, have been shown to a jury.

Jurors have heard from 16 witnesses and seen police and surveillance videos of George Floyd's arrest in the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin.

Medical care George Floyd received at the scene of his arrest last May is a key question in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin

Paramedics who treated George Floyd say he appeared dead when they arrived Two Hennepin County paramedics who treated George Floyd last May said Floyd was unresponsive, not breathing and had no pulse when they arrived on the scene. “In layman terms, I thought he was dead,” paramedic Derek Smith said. Smith and his partner, Seth Bravinder, testified in former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial on Thursday. Each described their unsuccessful life-saving efforts on May 25, 2020....

The court is back in session. Former Minneapolis Police Sgt. David Pleoger takes the witness stand. State prosecutor Steve Schleicher is doing the questioning.  Pleoger said he was a sergeant on May 25, 2020. He stated he was the person called by the 911 dispatcher, who voiced her concerns about what she saw on the video monitor at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue. He was the 3rd Precinct supervisor that was on duty at the time of Floyds death.  The retired sergeant was the first supervisor to ...