High school wrestling coach sparks outrage after posing with a man's knee pressed into his neck and writing 'not dead yet' in a mocking post about George Floyd's death

A high school wrestling coach has sparked outrage after sharing a photograph of someone's knee pressed into his neck in a mocking post about George Floyd's death.

Washington first-year coach Dave Hollenbeck captioned the post 'not dead yet' and in an interview later insisted 'that technique did not kill that man' 

Footage showed white police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on unarmed Floyd's neck earlier this week. Floyd passed out and later died.  

Hollenbeck shared a picture of himself lying on the floor with another person kneeling on his neck - in a similar position to that seen in the horrifying video.

He can be seen smiling and giving a thumbs up to the camera. 

The caption shared with the image read: 'Not dead yet. I’m doing this for our police officers. The media is a race baiting machine and I’m tired of it.'

High school wrestling coach Dave Hollenbeck has been slammed for mocking George Floyd's death after he shared a photograph of someone's knee pressed into his neck with the caption: 'Not dead yet'

A viral video captured the moment Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck while the handcuffed suspect repeatedly cried out that he couldn't breathe and ultimately suffocated 

Hollenbeck (pictured) captioned the post 'not dead yet' in a bid to prove 'that technique did not kill that man'

A second post - which has since been deleted along with the first - read: 'This is for all the race baiters and people that don’t what they’re talking about when they’re saying this could kill you.'

Defending the posts, Hollenbeck said: 'I don’t believe this has anything to do with race.

'I stand by the technique is not what killed, my opinion, is that that technique did not kill that man.'

Viewers were quick to slam the posts on social media.

A Twitter user who goes by Jakey wrote: 'This is completely tone deaf. He doesn't have a clue of the excessive force that was used. 

'It's a totally different story when you're on a laminate floor and can tap out and have your buddy release what ever small amount of force they were using.'

Bethal School District is investigating the incident but stressed that Hollenbeck was not a teacher nor is he working for the district as the wrestling season has concluded, King TV reported.

Floyd's death sparked outrage and protests in various states, including Minnesota where he died.

In the early hours of this morning, black CNN reporter Omar Jimenez was arrested live on air on by Minnesota State Patrol while reporting on the killing.

Last night, a total of 500 National Guard soldiers were deployed to the streets of Minneapolis as Mayor Jacob Frey declared a state of emergency.

Rioters broke into Minneapolis Third Police Precinct Thursday night and torched it. 

Shocking footage showed flames billowing out of the precinct just hours after prosecutors warned there is 'evidence that does not support criminal charges' in the case of the four cops accused of killing Floyd, sparking fears that they will continue to walk free.  

Break-off protests over Floyd's death are building across several states, with disturbing footage showing the driver of a black SUV appear to deliberately mow down a Black Lives Matter protester in Denver - where panic also erupted when shots were fired during a march on the Colorado State Capitol.

In New York City, NYPD officers were seen brawling on the ground with protesters as at least 70 people were arrested in the Big Apple. 

Protesters in Ohio smashed the windows of the statehouse in downtown Columbus and raided the building and demonstrators damaged a police cruiser in downtown Los Angeles. 

Over in Kentucky, seven people were shot in downtown Louisville during a protest demanding justice for black woman Breonna Taylor who was shot dead by cops back in March, as the Floyd case reignited tensions between cops and the African-American community.