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1/ The FBI is investigating a white Minneapolis police officer for possible civil rights violations after a video showed him kneeling on an African American man's neck while the man, who later died, said he couldn't breathe.

Here’s what we know so far:
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2/ An attorney for the man's family identified him as George Floyd. bit.ly/2XsfiBo

3/ Officials have not publicly named the officer in question, but two sources familiar with the investigation identified him as Derek Chauvin. Multiple sources identified the other officer who is prominently featured in the video as Tou Thao. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

4/ The chain of events started about 8 p.m. Monday, when police were called to investigate a report of forgery at a business in the 3700 block of Chicago Avenue and found the man matching the suspect's description sitting in his car, police said. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

5/ Officers ordered him out of the car and took him into custody, police spokesman John Elder said, adding that their body cameras were turned on. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

6/ The incident was streamed by a bystander on Facebook Live. The video shows the man lying face down on the ground next to the rear passenger wheel, repeatedly telling police he couldn’t breathe as they held him down. bit.ly/3ejCSHm

7/ "Please, please, please I can't breathe. Please, man," the man is heard telling the officer, believed to be Chauvin, his voice sounding strained. At one point, he cries out for his mother. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

8/ Elder said that the technique used was not a department-authorized chokehold.

"In my years as an officer, that would not be what I would ever consider a chokehold." strib.mn/2XuGRdn

9/ The footage doesn't capture what led to the man's arrest, only picking up after he has already been taken to the ground and is in handcuffs. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

10/ Police issued a news release that was to be sharply contradicted by the bystander footage, saying the man died at a nearby hospital a short time after the incident in which he suffered a medical episode while struggling with officers. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

11/ Speaking to reporters a few hours after the incident, Elder would not elaborate on whether the man had any pre-existing medical conditions, but said that he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or a narcotic. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

12/ The man got out of the car on his own, but then "physically resisted" officers, Elder said. After they handcuffed him, officers noticed that the man was in "medical distress" and an ambulance was called to the scene. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

13/ Elder later walked back some of those statements, saying they were based on preliminary information. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

14/ Minneapolis police Chief Medaria Arradondo said he asked for the federal investigation after watching the bystander’s video and receiving "additional information" about the incident. He didn’t elaborate on the nature or source of the information. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

15/ Mayor Jacob Frey said at the same news conference it was clear from the video that race played a part in the encounter.

"Being black in America should not be a death sentence," said Frey. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

16/ Because of the nature of the incident and the race of those involved, the FBI will be looking into whether charges could be brought against the officer, Frey said. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

17/ All body camera footage has been turned over to the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), which investigates most police shootings and in-custody deaths, and the officers involved have been put on paid administrative leave. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

18/ In the meantime, the department will also likely undertake its own internal investigation into whether they violated department policies on use of force and the obligation to intervene if they see another officer engaged in misconduct. strib.mn/2XuGRdn

19/19 This story is developing and will be updated as we learn more.

All police-involved deaths in Minnesota since 2000, before Monday’s incident, are tracked in this database: strib.mn/2ZEsvJW

Angry and grieving community members gathered today at the south Minneapolis storefront where the man had been pinned by the neck to the ground. strib.mn/3emS1HM

20/ BREAKING: Four Minneapolis police officers fired as FBI, BCA investigate death of man after video shows officer kneeling on his neck. strib.mn/3en448g

21/ "I just don't understand." Boss remembers #GeorgeFloyd fondly, saying he was more than an employee. "His co-workers and friends loved him." strib.mn/2M2QJFM

22/ Updated story: Four Minneapolis police officers were fired after the detention and death of George Floyd — a scene that unfolded in a Facebook video showing a white officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he pleaded with police, “I can’t breathe.” strib.mn/2Ab3hbw

23/ Community anger over the death of George Floyd boiled over Tuesday night in Minneapolis, as protesters and officers clashed, lobbing projectiles and tear gas. strib.mn/2XxF0Ex

24/ George Floyd, 46, a native of Houston who was nicknamed “Big Floyd,” lived in St. Louis Park and worked security for years at Conga Latin Bistro in Minneapolis. strib.mn/2ZIyM7p

25/ The Minneapolis police officer shown on video kneeling on George Floyd’s neck as Floyd pleaded for help, along with another officer who stood by and watched, have both been involved in use-of-force incidents over their careers. strib.mn/2XzgnY3

26/ A private security video shows what happened before #GeorgeFloyd was handcuffed. strib.mn/2XE4C2A

27/ George Floyd's sister appeared on national television this morning, pleading for justice for her brother's death: "I would like for those officers to be charged with murder because that’s exactly what they did." strib.mn/2B2q2yJ

28/ JUST IN: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls for police officer who knelt on #GeorgeFloyd's neck before death to be arrested, charged. strib.mn/3d9smSL

29/ Minneapolis Council Member Jeremiah Ellison: "Police in the city failed us last night." strib.mn/3et6AKb

30/ Breaking: By the time Minneapolis Fire Department personnel checked on George Floyd in the back of an ambulance Monday evening, he lay unresponsive and without a pulse, according to an incident report. strib.mn/2yH29fu