明尼阿波利斯警方周二似乎对一群抗议乔治·弗洛伊德死亡的示威者使用了胡椒喷雾。乔治·弗洛伊德是一名黑人，周一被捕时死亡。

在社交媒体上发布的一段视频中，可以看到一名警察将膝盖放在弗洛伊德的脖子上，弗洛伊德在现场多次告知警察他无法呼吸。一辆救护车赶到，把弗洛伊德带到当地的一家医疗机构，在那里他被宣布死亡。

明尼阿波利斯市市长雅各布·弗雷向弗洛伊德的家人和黑人社区道歉，称“在美国，身为黑人不应该被判死刑。”

“当你听到有人喊救命时，”弗雷说，“你应该帮忙。这位军官在最基本的人性意义上失败了。”

明尼阿波利斯警察局释放了弗洛伊德死亡案中的四名警官，弗雷市长称这是“正确的决定”

成千上万的抗议者聚集在弗洛伊德的死亡现场，一些人举着写着“我无法呼吸”的标语。周一，当警察拘留他时，人们听到弗洛伊德说这些话。

警察用非致命的攻击性武器对付抗议者。在@ KeaonDousti发布在推特上的一段视频中，可以看到警察向示威者喷洒类似胡椒喷雾或狼牙棒的东西。视频中的一些语言可能被认为是冒犯性的。

来自现场的报告还表明，警方对示威人群使用了催泪瓦斯

这是一个突发事件，将会更新。

Police Use Tear Gas on Minneapolis Protesters Demonstrating Against Death of George Floyd

Minneapolis police appeared to use pepper spray on a group of demonstrators Tuesday protesting the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while being arrested Monday.

In a video posted to social media, an officer can be seen placing his knee on Floyd's neck as Floyd repeatedly informed the police on the scene that he could not breathe. An ambulance arrived and took Floyd to a local medical facility, where he was pronounced dead.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey apologized to Floyd's family and the black community, saying Tuesday that "being black in America should not be a death sentence."

"When you hear someone calling for help," Frey said, "you're supposed to help. This officer failed in the most basic, human sense."

The four officers in Floyd's death were released by the Minneapolis Police Department, a move Mayor Frey called "the right call."

Thousands of protesters converged upon the scene of Floyd's death, some carrying signs reading "I can't breathe," the words Floyd was heard to say as officers detained him Monday.

Police met the protesters with non-lethal offensive weapons. In a video posted on Twitter by @KeaonDousti, officers can be seen spraying demonstrators with something akin to pepper spray or mace. Some language in the video may be deemed offensive.

Reports from the scene also indicated that police used tear gas against the demonstraters.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.