The results of two autopsies ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide, but their findings contradicted each other in key aspects.
Floyd died on May 25 after former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin pressed a knee into his neck for more than eight minutes.
The county report did not mention asphyxiation, but did, in contrast to the independent report, cite underlying conditions as contributing to Floyd’s death, including “arteriosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease; fentanyl intoxication; [and] recent methamphetamine use.”
Disputing the county’s findings, Floyd family attorney Ben Crump said, “The ambulance was his hearse,” during Monday’s news conference.
In another development, by Tuesday Crump said he has learned from officials that the three other cops fired in connection with Floyd’s death are set be charged.
