Three police officers resigned following the incident. (Representational image)
Tucson, Arizona police chief offered to resign on Wednesday after posting a video showing the death of a Latin man who said “he couldn’t breathe” when the police handcuffed him and placed him face down against the belly. Carlos Ingram-Lopez, 27, died on April 21, police restraining him in a “lying position” with his hands behind his back for about 12 minutes, said police chief Chris Magnus at a conference. hurry.
The video shows Ingram-Lopez repeatedly asking for water, crying, moaning and breathing heavily until he ends up being silent. Three police resigned following the incident, said Magnus.
An investigation found that they had committed multiple policy violations during the incident, said Magnus, adding that he had offered to resign.
A source said the Tucson city manager had not yet accepted Magnus’ resignation “The officers involved did not meet the high standards of our department,” said Magnus. The video was released after weeks of protests calling for police services to be overhauled, funded or dismantled to prevent police from killing unarmed people of color.
The protests were sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.
Ingram-Lopez had committed domestic violence against “another loved one” two days before his grandmother called the police at around 1:00 am on April 21 and told them that he was “drunk and screaming,” said. Magnus.
Ingram-Lopez acted “very erratically” when he was taken into police custody, as were officers. handcuffed him to the family home garage, said Magnus
The officers practiced CPR and used Narcan to try to resuscitate him after he was no longer reactive, said Magnus.
