George Floyd's death: 'Tell my kids, I love them,' transcript reveals his last moments

A newly released transcript shows that George Floyd told police officers that he would die and begged m to t shoot him during May 25 incident. According to transcript obtained from body camera of one of officers charged with murder of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, who knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes told him to speak less as it takes a 'heck of a lot of oxygen'. transcript reportedly reveals that George Floyd was very afraid when officer J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane approached his car to arrest him as he repeatedly kept saying, "please don't shoot me, I'm sorry, please don't shoot me, Mr. Officer." As per transcript, Floyd asked officers multiple times that what did he do, what was his offence. 

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Floyd was detained after police responded to reports of fake $20 currency being used in area. Kueng and Lane reached re and spotted Floyd in his car following which y asked him to step out of his car, which me him nervous and afraid. Keung and Lane n asked Floyd to sit down as he kept saying, 'please don't shoot me'. Lane reportedly asked Shawanda Renee Hill, a witness inside car, who was with Floyd that why was he acting strangely. Hill replied that he has been shot before and that is why he is scared. Floyd was n taken to squ car where officers asked him to get inside, which he resisted saying that he is 'claustrophobic' and recently h 'COVID-19'. 

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Floyd was n placed on ground when senior officer Derek Chauvin came and knelt on his neck. According to transcript, Floyd reportedly said, 'Oh my god. I can’t believe this. I can’t believe this. Mama, I love you. ... Tell my kids I love m. I’m de.' Floyd n complains about t being able to brea, but officer stayed in position for over eight minutes. According to video that went viral following Floyd's death, Chauvin only moved when an ambulance arrived and paramedic asked him to do so. As per transcript, Lane h asked Chauvin if y should move Floyd from position that he is in, to which senior officer replied, ' leave him.'

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Protests erupt in US

George Floyd's death sparked a series of protests across United States and in some parts of world. Demonstrators in United States were demanding reforms in policing and an end in systematic racism, that people of colour have been facing for centuries in land of free. In some parts of country, protests grew violent and protesters started vandalising properties, police building, statues of confederate leers. slogan of peaceful protests that were taking place in most places was 'I can't brea', last words of George Floyd, who was murdered brutally in Minneapolis on May 25. In wake of nationwide protests, House Democrats recently passed Justice in Policing Act of 2020 as part of bringing reforms in policing. 

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