Tacoma, Washington, mayor calls for four officers to be fired and prosecuted after a black man who yelled out 'I can't breathe' died in police custody.
People light candles during a vigil for Manuel Ellis, a black man whose March death while in Tacoma Police custody was recently found to be a homicide.
The video then shows her driving by as two officers are restraining Ellis and telling him to put his hands behind his back. The medical examiner's report stated that in addition to the official causes of death -- respiratory arrest, hypoxia and physical restraint -- additional factors such as methamphetamine intoxication and dilated cardiomyopathy, also known as an enlarged heart, contributed. Ellis was a struggling addict but working to turn his life around, an attorney representing his family said.
Marcia Carter-Patterson speaks during a vigil at the intersection where her son Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old black man, died in Tacoma Police custody on March 3 and was recently ruled a homicide. "We hear your anger, frustrations and hopes. I want you to know we continue to be committed to engaging with you on topics of safety, community policing and race, so that all people feel safe in Tacoma," Ramsdell said.A police spokeswoman did not immediately return an email from ABC News on Friday seeking more details on the incident.
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