Medical examiner deems George Floyd's manner of death a homicide
The medical examiner for Hennepin County deemed George Floyd's cause of death a homicide.
The county's medical examiner listed Floyd's cause of death as "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression," meaning the autopsy deemed that the heart attack Floyd suffered was triggered by the manner of his arrest. The manner of death was listed as a homicide, which means that the death was caused by the intentional actions of another person.
The medical examiner already noted that early findings found Floyd had not died of asphyxia...