Derek Chauvin trial: Minneapolis lieutenant calls use of force against Floyd 'totally unnecessary'
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The head of the Minneapolis Police Department’s homicide division testified during Derek Chauvin’s trial on Friday that he had never been trained to kneel on the neck of someone handcuffed behind their back, which he said was classified as being "top tier, deadly force."
Zimmerman joined the Minneapolis Police Department in June 1985 and said he was the "number one officer" in terms of seniority within the agency. He was the second witness called by the prosecution to testify Friday, taking the stand after Minneapolis Police Sgt. Jon Edwards, who was the overnight supervisor the night Floyd died. The defense has argued that Chauvin did what he was trained to do when he encountered Floyd last May and that Floyd’s death was caused not by the knee on his neck, as prosecutors contend, but by drugs, his underlying health conditions and adrenaline. An autopsy found fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system.More Related News
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