911 Dispatcher Warned Supervisor After Seeing Video Of George Floyd's Death

A 911 dispatcher voiced her concerns after watching the fatal arrest of George Floyd in real-time on surveillance cameras. The dispatcher, who has not been identified, contacted her supervisor to warn him about what she was witnessing.

"I don't know, you can call me a snitch if you want to, but we have the cameras up for 320's call," the dispatcher said. "Um, I don't know if they had to use force or not. They got something out of the back of the squad, and all of them sat on this man. So, I don't know if they needed you or not, but they haven't said anything to me yet."

The supervisor said he would look into it.

"Yeah, they haven't said anything, unless it's just a takedown which doesn't count," the sergeant told her. "But I'll find out."

The dispatcher said that while she doesn't usually see live video from an arrest, she felt this one looked different.

"No problem," the dispatcher replied. "We don't get to ever see it. So when we see it, we're just like, 'Whoa.' Ah, well? It looks a little different."

Two other people also called 911 to voice their concerns with how the four now-former Minneapolis police officers were handling Floyd's arrest.

The first caller was an off-duty firefighter told the dispatcher that the officers killed Floyd.

"I literally watched police officers not take a pulse and not do anything to save a man, and I am a first responder myself, and I literally have it on video camera... I just happened to be on a walk, so, this dude, this, they f*****g killed him," the firefighter told dispatchers.

The second caller told the dispatcher that the officers "pretty much just killed this guy that wasn't resisting arrest" and asked to speak to a supervisor.

Derek Chauvin, who was seen placing his knee of Floyd's neck for more than eight minutes, has been charged with second-degree murder, and the other three officers involved are facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder.

Floyd's death sparked worldwide protests against racism and police brutality.

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