Distressing new footage has emerged of George Floyd pleading with police officers not to shoot him moments before he died.
The bodycam footage has been released following a ruling by a Hennepin County judge to let out the recordings.
In the video Mr Floyd can be heard telling officers “I’m not a bad guy” as they try to wrestle him into a police car.
“I’m not that kind of guy,” Mr Floyd says as he struggles against the officers. “I just had COVID, man, I don’t want to go back to that.”
An onlooker can be heard pleading with Mr Floyd to stop struggling, saying: “You can’t win.” Mr Floyd replies, “I don’t want to win.”
A few minutes later, with Mr Floyd now face-down on the street, the cameras record his fading voice, still occasionally saying, “I can’t breathe” before he goes still.
During the arrest, one officer can be heard saying: “I think he’s passing out.”
“You guys all right, though?” someone asks. “Yeah – good so far,” said one.
Another – apparently Lane – said: “My knee might be a little scratched, but I’ll survive.”
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