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Rylie Blue holds a sign during a Black Lives Matter march and rally Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Oshkosh, Wis. Protests continue across the country over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (William Glasheen/The Post-Crescent via AP)

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The Latest: Family-ordered autopsy: Floyd died of asphyxia
June 2, 2020 1 a.m.

The Latest: Family-ordered autopsy: Floyd died of asphyxia

An autopsy commissioned for George Floyd�s family found that Floyd died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression when a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes and ignored his cries of distress, the Floyd family�s attorneys said Monday