Footage shows White Minneapolis Cop with 'Knee on Neck' of Black Man who later died Monday evening: —(celebrities mourns) Rappers, Singers, NBA players breaks their silence ("no justice just us.")
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Footage, as reported by CBS News, shows a white officer with his knee on the neck of the man, who is heard alerting police multiple times that he is unable to breathe. Bystanders can be heard urging the officer to remove his knee.
“Being black in America should not be a death sentence,” the city’s mayor said as video of the arrest was widely shared.
LeBron James, Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, Kim Kardashian, Halle Berry, Meek Mill, Chance The Rapper, Master P, Ludacris, Cardi B, Demi Lovato, 50 Cent, Ludacris, Trae Tha Truth, Common, Ashanti, Matt Barnes, Colin Kaepernick's girlfriend Nessa & Michael Rapaport speak police brutality after death of man kneeled on by cops.
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Warning: The footage below is graphic.
"Everything hurts," the man, who's been identified on social media as George Floyd, says in the video. Eventually, an ambulance is seen arriving at the scene, at which point the man was transported to a local hospital.