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The official autopsy and related investigations into George Floyd’s death determined that he died as a result of cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained by law enforcement, with contributing factors including his underlying health conditions and the presence of drugs in his system.
Key Findings from the Autopsy:
1. Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Report:
Cause of death: Homicide due to cardiopulmonary arrest caused by law enforcement restraint and neck compression.
Contributing factors: Floyd had heart disease and drugs (fentanyl and methamphetamine) in his system, which were listed as potential stressors but not the primary cause.
2. Independent Autopsy Commissioned by the Family:
Determined the death was caused solely by asphyxiation due to sustained pressure on the neck and back.
Summary:
Fentanyl was present in George Floyd’s system, but medical examiners concluded that the actions of law enforcement, particularly Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes, were the primary cause of death. Both official and independent autopsies ruled the death a homicide.
From my post on another thread. This thread clarifies some of my previous comments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFPi3EigjFA&t=1676s
Above is an hour plus long documentary called “The Fall of Minneapolis”. It was done by a former news anchor that now does her own stuff. She is from Minnesota.
It has lots of information on how Chauvin was railroaded. LOTS.
At the 50 minute mark there is evidence from the trial where the coroner (county?) says that there is no evidence of suffocation. The coroner than asks something like “So what happens when these results don’t fit what has already been publicized in the news?”
IIRC they focused on some third-party coroner hired by the prosecution to come to the suffocation part. I’m not sure if that third-part coroner even looked at the body. IIRC it was some black guy from a college on the east coast that just looked at documents.
You have MISQUOTED the autopsy report. The Medical Examiner DIDN’T say that the police action CAUSED Floyd’s death, but that his heart failed (doubtless due to the combination of his drugs and his heart disease), making it DIFFICULT (I would say impossible) for the police to know what they should do.