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Los Angeles Police Department commander Cory Palka stands among several destroyed police cars as one explodes while on fire during a protest over the death of George Floyd, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Los Angeles. Floyd died in police custody on Memorial Day in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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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