(FOX 9) - Attorney Ben Crump, who represents the family of George Floyd, held a news conference Monday sharing the results of the separate autopsy the team had called for earlier in the week.
An additional autopsy was conducted after the family said that the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's findings "do not address in detail the effect of the purposeful use of force on Mr.
Floyd's neck and the extent of Mr. Floyd's suffering at the hands of police." Attorney Crump said the autopsy determined that asphyxia from sustained pressure was the cause of death. "The ambulance was a hearse," he said. "From all apparent evidence, George was dead at the at scene." "This was the lowest level of human respect dignity that any community should ever have