Next witness is Christopher Belfrey, who says he’s lived in south Minneapolis for about 3 years.
He went to Cup Foods on May 25, 2020.
He went to Cup Foods on May 25, 2020.
Belfrey parked behind an SUV across the street from the Cup Foods.
Frank, “Did you see something that drew your attention?”
Belfrey, “Two officers were coming across the street.. they approached the vehicle in front of me”, describes officer drawing handgun, “it startled me”.
Frank, “Did you see something that drew your attention?”
Belfrey, “Two officers were coming across the street.. they approached the vehicle in front of me”, describes officer drawing handgun, “it startled me”.
Belfrey says “I didn’t know exactly what was going on” so he moved his car across the street.
We are about to see video he filmed before moving his vehicle.
We are about to see video he filmed before moving his vehicle.
In the video, you can seen former Minneapolis Police officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng standing next to vehicle, Lane on driver’s side and Kueng on passenger side.
Recording continues as they pull #GeorgeFloyd out of the SUV.
Recording continues as they pull #GeorgeFloyd out of the SUV.
This is the first bystander video we’ve seen of the initial encounter between Floyd, Lane and Kueng.
Second recording we’re seeing now captures Kueng’s interactions with Floyd on the sidewalk.
Second recording we’re seeing now captures Kueng’s interactions with Floyd on the sidewalk.
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