Cardiologist Jonathan Rich testified on April 12 that he was confident George Floyd did not die from a sudden heart attack or from a drug overdose. (The Washington Post)

As the Twin Cities area reels from the latest killing of a Black resident by a police officer, the prosecution appeared near the conclusion of its presentation in the murder trial of ex-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin on Monday.

Witnesses for the prosecution included a cardiology expert who discounted a sudden heart attack or a drug overdose in Floyd’s death, an expert on use-of-force who said Chauvin’s knee on Floyd’s neck was unreasonable and excessive, and Floyd’s younger brother, who described how devastated his eldest brother was when his mother died in 2018.

At the end of Monday’s testimony, Judge Peter Cahill told the jurors that the defense will probably start Tuesday and wrap up by the end of the week, with both sides expected to present their closing arguments Monday. “So pack a bag,” he said.

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