Paramedic Derek Smith testified that as he arrived on the scene, he was never told Floyd wasn’t breathing and had no pulse. Hansen also testified that she asked former officer Thao to check if Floyd had a pulse, but Thao ignored the request and instead told her if she was a firefighter then she knew better than to get involved. “It was just alarming, the amount of people that were on top of one person not moving and handcuffed,” said Hansen during testimony. The sight of Floyd struggling to breathe made Hansen angry enough to get loud with the officers. Minneapolis firefighter, Genevieve Hansen, took the stand and testified that she witnessed Floyd’s head under the knee of Chauvin as other officers helped hold him down. Both witnesses testified in the Derek Chauvin trial last year. This article will be continuously updated as George Floyd’s murder is litigated.Īn off-duty firefighter and a Paramedic both testified Wednesday for the prosecution in the federal case against three former police officers who accompanied Derek Chauvinduring the killing of George Floyd. Minnesota Department of Corrections and Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. (from left: Former Minneapolis police officers J.
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