Black man dies after Ohio police kneels on his neck, memories of George Floyd’s murder fresh

New Delhi: Ohio police have released video footage capturing the tragic final moments of Frank Tyson, a 53-year-old Black man who screamed “I can’t breathe” as he was pinned to the floor and handcuffed by officers in a bar. Died at a local hospital after pleading for help. News agency Reuters reported that in 2020, memories of the murder of George Floyd became fresh.

Body camera video released Thursday by the Canton Police Department shows officers capturing Tyson, who is suspected of fleeing after a car crash on April 18.

In the 36-minute clip, officers can be seen confronting Tyson inside the bar, where he is eventually pinned to the ground amid desperate pleas of “they’re trying to kill me” and “call the sheriff.” and is handcuffed. An officer is seen kneeling on Tyson’s back near his neck for approximately 30 seconds.

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Tyson can be heard repeatedly saying, “I can’t breathe. I…can’t move my neck,” while an officer yells “calm down” and “you’re OK” before standing up. Is.

After this, Tyson lay motionless on the floor for approximately six minutes while officers spoke with bar patrons. Concern increases as they check Tyson’s condition, questioning whether he is breathing or has a pulse. “Is he breathing?” and “Does he have a pulse?” they ask.

Eight minutes after being handcuffed, officers can be seen giving Tyson CPR before paramedics arrive and take him to the hospital, where he died.

The official cause of death is undetermined, according to local media WKYC, the NBC affiliate in Cleveland.

This traumatic incident is similar to the fatal encounter of George Floyd, where he also uttered the words “I can’t breathe” as a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes, highlighting police brutality and Global protests against racial injustice had begun.