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A man throws an object towards the Tucson Police Department during an early morning protest over the death of George Floyd, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Tucson, Ariz. Protests were held throughout the country over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.  (Josh Galemore/Arizona Daily Star 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