Black man who died in Tacoma police custody can be heard screaming 'I can't breathe' on dispatcher a
Source: CNN
By Amir Vera, Konstantin Toropin, Dakin Andone and Steve Almasy, CNN
Updated 5:05 AM ET, Sat June 6, 2020
(CNN)A black man who died in police custody in Tacoma, Washington, could be heard on dispatcher audio screaming "I can't breathe," according to an attorney for the man's family.
Tacoma police tried to arrest Manuel Ellis the night of March 3 after officers saw him "trying to open car doors of occupied vehicles," according to a news release from the city's police department.
(CNN)A black man who died in police custody in Tacoma, Washington, could be heard on dispatcher audio screaming "I can't breathe," according to an attorney for the man's family.
Tacoma police tried to arrest Manuel Ellis the night of March 3 after officers saw him "trying to open car doors of occupied vehicles," according to a news release from the city's police department.
The audio recording, captured by the website Broadcastify, provides additional details on the deadly incident. Officers can be heard asking for hobbles -- a kind of leg restraint -- at around 11:26 p.m. About 50 seconds later, as an officer relays a message to the dispatcher, a male voice can be heard in the background exclaiming, "I can't breathe."
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