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February 18, 2022

Ex-Cop Involved in George Floyd's Murder Admits He Failed to Perform CPR 
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In Saint Paul, Minnesota, the federal civil rights trial of three former
police officers involved in George Floyd's murder continued Thursday.
During cross-examination, former Minneapolis officer J. Alexander Kueng
admitted he laughed at a joke made by Derek Chauvin, the senior officer
at the scene, as Chauvin kneeled on Floyd's neck for nine minutes and 29
seconds. Kueng also acknowledged that he could have performed CPR on
Floyd after he became unresponsive, but failed to do so.


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