Health experts fear that silent carriers of the virus could unwittingly infect others at protests where people are packed cheek to jowl. MINNEAPOLIS - A medical examiner on Monday classified George Floyd’s death as a homicide, saying his heart stopped as police restrained him and compressed his neck, in a widely seen video that has sparked protests across the nation. “Decedent experienced a cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained by law enforcement officer(s),” the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said in a news release.
Cause of death was listed as “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression.” Under "other significant conditions” it said Floyd suffered from heart disease and