In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, walks away after presenting evidence to Dr. Andrew Baker, Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner, as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Friday, April 9, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool) (CourtTV/Pool via Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Longtime medical examiner joins other experts: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd.

Medical examine who did autopsy said arrest "was just more than Mr. Floyd could take."

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