MINNEAPOLIS — The off-duty Minneapolis firefighter who pleaded to render aid to George Floyd as he grew unresponsive under a police officer's knee testified about how she was repeatedly rebuffed despite her growing concerns over his welfare.
Genevieve Hansen recounted coming upon the scene while out for a walk on the evening of May 25, 2020, during the civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers who were on scene that evening. Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng stand accused of failing to render aid to Floyd.
Hansen was the latest witness to take the stand in a pattern that so far repeats testimony in last year's state trial for Derek Chauvin, the officer who had his knee on Floyd's neck. Chauvin was convicted of murder in April.
