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Official Autopsy Rules Floyd's Death a Homicide

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   Minnesota officials have ruled George Floyd's death a homicide, saying
   he suffered from a loss of blood flow due to compression on his neck
   while being restrained by Minneapolis police.

   Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, died last week while in
   handcuffs after a white officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeled on his neck for
   several minutes. His death, captured on video, has sparked chaotic
   demonstrations in dozens of American cities, some of which have turned
   violent.

   The report from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner on Monday said
   Floyd died of "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement
   subdual, restraintand neck compression." It also says Floyd was
   suffering from heart disease, fentanyl intoxication and recent
   methamphetamine use, but it does not list those factors in the cause of
   death.

   The report overturns preliminary county findings, which found that
   Floyd's death was the combined result of being restrained by police as
   well as underlying health conditions and potential intoxicants in his
   system.

   It comes hours after an autopsy commissioned by the family of Floyd
   found his death was caused by asphyxiation and also ruled it a
   homicide. The family-appointed medical examiner, Michael Baden, said no
   underlying medical conditions caused or contributed to Floyd's death.

   Floyd's death has led to protests across the United States, which
   continued Monday evening.

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