George Floyd police trial: Minneapolis paramedic testifies he wasn't told Floyd wasn't breathing

One of the paramedics who treated George Floyd immediately following his arrest was not told Floyd was missing a pulse and was not breathing when authorities upgraded the urgency of the ambulance call, he testified Wednesday at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers .

Former Officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are charged broadly with depriving Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority in a killing that triggered worldwide protests and a reexamination of racism and policing.

Prosecutors say the three officers – Kueng, who is Black; Lane, who is White; and Thao, who is Hmong American – failed to act to save Floyd’s life as fellow Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for 9-1/2 minutes while Floyd was handcuffed, facedown and gasping for air. Kueng knelt on Floyd’s back, Lane held his legs and Thao kept bystanders back, according to prosecutors.