|
Egzh Rescue crews search for 10-year-old boy in Utah forest
+ k; _+ B q$ @0 R On May 25, 2020, the Minneapolis Police Department released its first statement regarding the fatal arrest of George Floyd. In it, police painted a picture of a man who was resisting arrest and suffered medical distress, but there was no mention of officers holding Floyd down while Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than 9 minutes.Yesterday, almost a year after the incident that the Minneapolis police originally described as stanley cup a medical incident during police interaction, Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder and other charges for killing George Floyd.Theinitial statementfrom the department did not name Floyd or make any reference to the way officers restrained him on the ground while he pleaded for air mdash; a deadly turn of events that was documented oncellphone video by horrified bystanders. Instead, the statement said: Two officers arrived and located the suspect, a male believed to be in his 40s, in his car. He was ordered to step from his car. After he got out, he physically resisted officers. Officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress. Officers called for an ambulance. He was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center by ambulance where he died stanley cup a short time later. An archived version of the Minneapolis Police Department s initial statement on the fatal arrest of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. stanley cup The statemen Yflc Homeless man who helped pull NFL player s car out of snow gets big reward$ k# a( N8 K% y# `# I0 V# C' C
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Yordano Ventura died Sunday at the age of 25 after a car accident in his native Dominican Republic, the team confirmed.Ventura went 11-12 in the 2016 season and posted a 4.45 ERA. He was a member of the Royals 2015 World Series-winning team. Andy Marte 28 yeezy of af1 the Arizona Diamondbacks makes a play on a bouncing ball during the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Getty In a separate incident, also in the Dominican Republic, former MLB player Andy Marte was also killed in a car accident, reportsCBSSports. air max He was 33. Once a top prospect, Marte played parts of seven MLB seasons with the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians and Arizona Diamondbacks. Most recently, he played for the KT Wiz in the Korean Baseball Association.In a tragic coincidence, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras, a friend of Ventura s, was also killed in a car accident in the Dominican Republic in 2014. He was 22. During the 2014 World Series, Ventura started Game 6, just days after Taveras death. Ventura paid tribute to Taveras, writing RIP O.T. 18 on his cap.The deaths of Ventura and Marte come months after the passing of another MLB pitcher, Jose Fernandez.Fernandez, a 24-year-old starter for the Miami Marlins, died in a boating accident in October.Baseball stars took to Twitter Sunday morning to expres |
|