Thread by @CallanGrayNews

As testimony resumes after the lunch break, audio is cut as another juvenile witness provides their name to the court. She is in 12th grade.

This witness was going to Cup Foods on May 25th to get a cord to play music in car, was looking for somewhere to park when saw police vehicle.

Witness says, “Right before I walked in the door I saw there were four police officers and George outside”, says learned name of #GeorgeFloyd later.

Witness describes hear #GeorgeFloyd saying he couldn’t breathe, stomach hurt and he wanted his mom.

This witness “knew initially there was something wrong” so started recording on phone. Tells state people seemed distressed.

This witness describes feeling like there was nothing they could do.

“Technically I could’ve done something but I couldn’t do physically what I wanted to do”

Witness describes what she saw happen when ambulance arrived, "The police officers didn't move and Chauvin kept his knee on [Floyd's] neck the entire time even when a paramedic checked for a pulse".

Prosecutor asks, "Did you see anyone give him CPR, roll him over ..?"

Witness responds, "No".

This witness used to go to school with Darnella Frazier, said hello to her at the scene but told State that she did not intend to meet Darnella there.

They are watching the surveillance footage right now. This witness circles the car they were driving when they arrived on scene.

State, "Why was it that you started filming sort of at a distance?"

Witness, "I wasn't really sure what was happening at first, I didn't want to get too close ... there was just a lot of police officers and it kind of felt tense."

Side by side of surveillance/her video:

As we can see in the new cell phone video, this witness eventually moved closer to the scene. Her cell phone video shows a similar angle to Darnella Frazier's footage.

You can see the two of them standing side by side, Darnella in blue pants and this witness in jeans.

This witness explains why she said at the scene "he's about to knock out".

Just now witness tells State, "Well I could see he was going unconscious ..."

State asks witness more questions about why she spoke up on the scene, confirming at one point witness said Floyd hadn't moved in a minute.

Witness tells state she was concerned "time was running out ... that he was going to die".

Witness, "It felt really like a lot to take in at first, I almost walked away at first because it was a lot to watch but I knew it was wrong" so she decided to stay "even though I couldn't do anything about it."

Side by side surveillance/her video shows where she was standing.

This witness says she hasn't returned to Cup Foods since that day, "I don't want to be reminded".

Now, Chauvin's attorney Eric Nelson takes over questioning this witness.

Nelson asks about the interview this witness later did with BCA agents and whether she remembers stating she saw officers check [Floyd's] pulse.

Witness says, "Nothing changed though, nothing about their body language changed".

Nelson, "You also described to the officers that you were angry .. and you would agree to this day you were angry at what you saw?"

Witness responds yes to both.

With that, Nelson is done.

State, "Were you upset about what was going on in front of you?"

Witness, "Yes".

State, "Did you attack anybody?"

Witness, "No".

State, "Threaten officers in any way?"

Witness, "No".

State continues by asking "So when you say angry, what do you mean?"

Witness responds, "I was upset because there was nothing that we could do as bystanders except watch them take this man's life in front of our eyes."

A new witness is now being sworn in. This is another young person so again we will only hear their voice as they testify.

Erin Eldridge with @AGEllison's team will be questioning this next witness as well. The witness is a 17 year old and is friends with the previous witness we heard from.

This witness says they're here in court "for George Floyd".

This witness describes going to Cup Foods with the last witness, says the first thing they noticed as they drove up, "we heard George Floyd's voice yelling out for his mom and saying he can't breathe".

This witness stayed in the car for a bit, telling Eldridge, "I heard George Floyd yelling still, saying he can't breathe and then I heard witnesses that were there saying he was unresponsive", says got out of the car when voices were getting louder.

Witness learned #GeorgeFloyd's name later, didn't know him on May 25th. Same with #DerekChauvin.

Eldridge asks what witness saw.

Witness describes, "I saw [Chauvin] digging his knee into [Floyd's] neck more", says it was more pressure than needed.

Witness describes asking why the then-officers were still on top of Floyd and saying "he's not doing anything wrong" but tells Eldridge they didn't move.

Eldridge asks about Chauvin, "How would you describe his body movement or body language ...?"

Witness, "Kind of angry ... he was like digging his knee into George Floyd's neck"

Witness tells Eldridge Chauvin grabbed his mace and describes feeling scared.

Eldridge, "Were you concerned about everybody's safety?"

Witness replies, "Yes".

Eldridge asks this 17 year old witness about the moments after the ambulance arrived.

Witness says, "I didn't know for sure if George Floyd was dead until after the fact but I had a gut feeling".

Nelson does not cross examine this witness. They're now on break at the request of the state.

Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank says they will call Genevieve Hansen next, who is the woman who identified herself on scene as a Minneapolis Firefighter.

We are now seeing her cell phone video of the scene.

This is a look at the video we're seeing right now.

You can watch the court proceedings here: kstp.com/news/testimony…

We are now hearing the 911 call the State says Hansen made. Caller reports, "I literally watched police officers not take a pulse and not doing anything to save a man and I am a first responders myself".

We are seeing #DerekChauvin as it's played.

Genevieve Hansen is wearing her Minneapolis Firefighter uniform as she is sworn in.

Hansen has been a Minneapolis firefighter for about two years. State is asking about her EMT training.

Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank asking about hands on experience at Pathways Academy.

Hansen says she did ride alongs with fire department and paramedics, says on her first ride along the patient had a cardiac arrest.

Frank, "What is the certification, what does that mean you are?"

Hansen, "There's a range of things that I can do .. a lot of times is to assist the medics or we get there before the and so we can you know start any basic wound managing or up to, you know, starting compressions"

Hansen says responsibility includes assessing a patient to determine what care is needed.

Frank, "As part of this certification, you are able to do what we think of as CPR?"

Hansen, "Right, so if we find no pulse, we would, I would ask for medical, calling 911. I would want an AED on scene and I would start compressions..."

Frank asks whether she's entered buildings on fire and provide rescue, Hansen replies she has pulled people out of buildings before.

Frank, "The title obviously makes us all think that you fight fires but you do a lot more than that."

Hansen says majority of calls are medical.

Frank asks, "How many times per shift would you say you have a medical call involving an unconscious or pulseless person?"

Hansen says it depends but "I'm in an area where there's a lot of overdosing so anywhere from 1 to 5 times in a 24 hour period".

On May 25, 2020, Hansen had been working as a firefighter for a little more than a year. She confirms she was not on duty that day and lives within walking distance of 38th and Chicago. She was out for a walk at the time of the incident.

Hansen says she saw lights while walking, "From a distance I figured, it could've been anything but I figured that a fire was there so I started walking that direction and as I got closer there was a woman across the street screaming that they were killing him."

Hansen drew her approach, she walked down 38th towards Chicago, then looped around to Speedway side & across the street.

Hansen, "I was concerned to see a handcuffed man who was not moving with officers with their whole body weight on his back and a crowd that was stressed out"

Frank shows Hansen video of the scene, "there was just that one time you left the sidewalk and went out into the street, correct?"

Hansen responds, "Correct".

Hansen says she recognized Chauvin when she got to the scene, having seen him on a previous call.

"It was a call probably the day before"

Frank, "When you saw that positioning of those officer, did that concern you?"

Hansen "Absolutely".

Frank, "Why?"

Hansen, "He wasn't moving and he was cuffed and that's, three grown men is a lot, putting all of their weight on somebody is too much".

Frank asks Hansen about her description of Floyd, "What is it that you saw that made you concerned about his medical needs?"

Hansen, "I was really concerned. I thought his face looked puffy and swollen which would happen if you are putting a grown man's weight on someone's neck"

Frank asks, "What did you think you needed to do?"

Hansen replied, "What I needed to know is whether or not [Floyd] had a pulse anymore"

Hansen gives description of #DerekChauvin at the time and says it seemed the majority of his weight was on Floyd, "He had his hand in his pocket, he looked so comfortable."

Hansen tells Frank, "There was no medical assistance on scene and .. that's exactly what I should have done", saying she would've checked Floyd's airway, called for an AED, checked for a pulse and if she didn't find one, would've started compressions.

Frank asks, "Why weren't you able to do any of that"

Hansen responds, "Because the officer didn't let me into the scene" and says she remembers telling officers to start compressions if Floyd didn't have a pulse, "and that wasn't done either".

Hansen wipes away tears as she describes feeling distressed when she couldn't help, "I was desperate to help"

Frank, "When you asked the officers to take his pulse do you ever see them doing that?"

Hansen responds, "No" but acknowledges she couldn't see all of the officers.

Hansen describes her decision to record video at the scene as "an instinct".

Frank, "Why did you think it was important to record that?"

Hansen, "Because memories of witnesses are never going to be as good as a video"

Frank asks Hansen about moments after ambulance left.

Hansen says "I think I was probably in disbelief".

Frank asks Hansen why she felt helpless that night.

Hansen responds, "Because there was a man being killed. Had I had access to a call similar to that, I would've been able to provide medical attention to the best of my abilities and this human was denied that right."

Nelson is now asking Hansen follow up questions.

Chauvin's attorney Eric Nelson asks whether Hansen was wearing a uniform on May 25, she says no because she was off duty.

He follows that with questions about firefighting experience.

Nelson asks, "Do you have trainings that focus on how to deal with the physical reaction to stress?"

Hansen responds "We do go over that in our trainings throughout the continuing ed, also I think you're suited or not for the job."

Nelson, "Have you ever heard the term tunnel vision" as a part of fire training?

Hansen says no but says she knows what it is.

Nelson is asking about her testimony where she said she's been in burning buildings.

Nelson, "Has anyone ever tried to come up to you to say you're doing it wrong?"

Hansen, "No".

Nelson, "Do you think it would make your job fighting the fire harder, if someone started yelling at you and telling you that you're doing it wrong?

Hansen, "I'm very confident in the training that I've' been given so I would not be concerned ..."

As Nelson presses, Hansen says "I would be confident in doing my job and there's nothing anybody can say that would distract me."

Nelson asks "Would it have been reasonable to assume that medics had already been called, based on what you saw, when you first arrived?"

Hansen says yes.

Nelson and Hansen are going back and forth over the response time of medics. Hansen raises concerns about the length of time it took medical help to arrive "that is precisely the kind of call that fire would respond to and Station 17 is just a couple blocks away."

Hansen says, "we get a call and we go".

Nelson asks "And, again, that five or six minute delay is just unheard of in your experience?"

Hansen says yes.

Nelson starts asking Hansen whether she has experience administering Narcan, which is used to revive someone who has overdosed.

Hansen says when people are revived, they can become combative but says it doesn't happen often.

Nelson looping back around to Hansen's testimony about her experience at the scene.

Nelson, "Between 8:26 and 8:30...you would agree that your own demeanor got louder and more frustrated and upset?"

Hansen says frustrated isn't the word she would use, instead "more desperate"

Nelson asks whether she would describe other bystanders' demeanors as upset or angry.

Hansen replies "I don't know if you've seen anybody be killed .. it's upsetting". This answer results in objection from Nelson.

Nelson asks about interview Hansen gave to @MnDPS_BCA agents on May 28, and conversation she had with firefighters who responded at the scene

Nelson asks, "Did you describe Mr. Floyd as a small slim man?"

Hansen replies, "With three grown men on top of somebody it appeared he was small and frail."

Judge Cahill firmly tells Hansen, "Do not argue with counsel, do not argue with the court ... they have the right to ask questions".

With that Judge Cahill tells her to come back at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.

Now hearing from a woman who identifies herself as Darnella Frazier's media representative. Judge Cahill asks why she was taking unauthorized photographs.

She apologizes, tells Judge Cahill she didn't realize it wasn't allowed. He asks her to delete the pic & gives phone back

Court has been adjourned.