It is The New York Times that has gone through testimonies, official documents and surveillance camera materials to try to find out what happened when George Floyd died in connection with the now infamous Minneapolis police raid.

It all starts when George Floyd, who is reported to have been drunk, buys cigarettes with a, according to store staff, counterfeit $ 20 banknote just before eight in the morning.

According to the New York Times, the 46-year-old previously worked as a doorman at a restaurant before losing his job because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

"Did they kill him?"

After a discussion with George Floyd, the staff choose to call the police. A total of three police patrols arrive, and it is in connection with the third patrol arriving that the 46-year-old is pushed down the street and gets a knee in the neck.

The New York Times review shows that George Floyd says he can't breathe 16 times in 5 minutes before becoming unconscious. But the police - who previously received close to 17 complaints and are now suspected of causing the death of another ("third-degree murder") - do not travel even though several witnesses are appealing:

- Did they kill him?

- Feel his pulse, he's not moving!

Presses against the neck for almost 9 minutes

In total, the police have their knees on George Floyd's neck for 8 minutes for 46 seconds, of which one minute is after the ambulance arrived. Almost the entire process, where you see how George Floyd closes his eyes and becomes unconscious, is on film.

The entire course of events from the first police patrol to the scene takes 17 minutes.

At 09.25 local time, George Floyd was pronounced dead at a hospital.