MINNEAPOLIS — An autopsy commissioned for George Floyd’s family found that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression when a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd's neck for several minutes and ignored his cries of distress, the family’s attorneys said Monday. The autopsy by a...
Taco Eating Contestant Choked to Death: Coroner
A Fresno man who died shortly after competing in a taco eating contest during a Fresno Grizzlies Triple-A baseball game choked to death, the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office said Thursday afternoon. The cause of death finding was announced following an autopsy on 41-year-old Dana Hutchings of Fresno. A full autopsy report...
San Francisco Reporter Wants Police to Return Seized Property
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco reporter is seeking the return of his property confiscated by police after officers with a sledgehammer raided his home and office amid an investigation to determine the source of a leaked police report into the death of the city's public defender. An attorney for...