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First it was a paramedic, testifying that the officers who restrained George Floyd didnt call in critical information as his ambulance rushed to the scene where Floyd would soon be pronounced dead

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Three officers on trial for allegedly violating George Floyd’s civil rights would have been trained to use the least amount of force necessary and had

Three officers on trial for allegedly violating George Floyd’s civil rights were trained to use the least amount force necessary and had a duty to intervene against inappropriate force, the commander of the Minneapolis police training division at the time of Floyd’s killing testified Thursday.

Proving that the officers deprived Floyd of medical care is key to winning a conviction.

The head of the Minneapolis Police Department's training division at the time of George Floyd's killing has testified that three officers on trial for allegedly violating Floyd's civil rights were trained to use the least amount of force necessary.

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are charged with failing to provide George Floyd with medical care after their colleague Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes on May 25, 2020, killing him.

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are charged with failing to provide George Floyd with medical care after their colleague Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes on May 25, 2020, killing him.

"I knew he was going die," a prosecution witness said of Floyd.

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are charged with failing to provide George Floyd with medical care after their colleague Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes on May 25, 2020, killing him.

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are charged with failing to provide George Floyd with medical care after their colleague Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes on May 25, 2020, killing him.