(NPR) Firefighter Testifies: 'I Was Desperate To Help ... And This Human Was Denied That'

Firefighter Testifies: 'I Was Desperate To Help ... And This Human Was Denied That'



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Firefighter Testifies: 'I Was Desperate To Help ... And This Human Was Denied That'







Minneapolis Firefighter Genevieve Hansen testifies Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd.



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Firefighter Testifies: 'I Was Desperate To Help ... And This Human Was Denied That'






Video footage played in court on Tuesday shows Genevieve Hansen pleading with officers on top of George Floyd for a chance to help him. She asked them to check his pulse. They ignored her requests.