The man whose neck was knelt on by the officer was then later taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center by ambulance, but did not survive long after admission.
The identity of the subject will be released after the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office has conducted the preliminary autopsy and families have been notified.
As indicated by ABC News, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will be joining the FBI on the investigation into the incident, and all body camera footage related to the incident will be turned in to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension—the division that is usually responsible for shootings as well as in-custody related deaths.
The incident in question occurred on the 3700 block of Chicago Avenue south a little after 8 p.m. on Monday, May 25, the news release stated.
"Officers were advised that the suspect was sitting on top of a blue car and appeared to be under the influence," the statement read.
"Two officers arrived and located the suspect, a male believed to be in his 40s, in his car. He was ordered to step from his car. After he got out, he physically resisted officers," according to the statement. After the officers were able to get the subject in handcuffs, they realized that the man was experiencing medical distress and an ambulance was called.
The statement indicated that no weapons were used during the arrest.
Medaria Arradondo, the Minneapolis Police Chief, addressed the issue of the use of the knee on the arrestee's neck during the arrest, and said, "We clearly have policies in place regarding placing someone under control."
Arrendondo also said that there will be a full internal investigation conducted based on the actions seen in the video, ABC News reported.
The identities of both parties will not be released until interviews have been conducted, the news release stated.