Black Man DIES In Ohio After US Cops Pin Him Down To Arrest Him, Video Has Him Repeatedly Pleading ‘I Can’t Breathe…’

A video has been released by the Ohio Police where 53-year-old Frank E Tyson is seen pleading to the US Cops that he cannot breathe, when he was pinned down by them to be arrested. The black man died after being pinned down..

New Delhi: Racial Discrimination is one of the many evils of our society and has existed for decades together; several deaths in the United States have been reported in the past years where ‘Black people’ lost their lives due to cruel acts of ‘White People’; the most stirring ones including the killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Rekia Boyd. These resulted in the formation of a social movement and protest – Black Lives Matter. This is being brought up again today after a Black man died in Ohio while being arrested by the cops. In a camera footage released by the police department, the Black man was pinned down to be arrested by the US Police, despite repeatedly saying, ‘I cannot breathe…’ Know all about Frank E Tyson‘s Death…

Black Man Killed In Ohio After US Cops Pin Him For Arrest

As mentioned earlier, the Ohio Police has released body camera footage of a black man who died after repeatedly telling the police officers that “I can’t breathe” as they pinned him down to arrest him, reported WKYC, a local news network in Cleveland. The Canton Police Department released the video on Wednesday, showing the death of 53-year-old East Canton resident Frank E. Tyson.

‘I Cannot Breathe…’, Pleaded Frank E Tyson

In the video released on Wednesday, the officers arrived at the scene, confronting Tyson and trying to take him into custody. The video showed the officers struggling to arrest Tyson before one of the officers restrained him by placing his knee on the back of Tyson’s upper body. Following which, Tyson was heard repeatedly saying, “I can’t breathe.” According to the video, after his last words, it also showed a period of five-plus minutes where he lay motionless on the floor before police checked for a pulse, WKYC reported.

Canton Mayor William Sherer II Releases Statement

After the video was publicly released, Canton Mayor William Sherer II released a statement, saying, “Today we have released the bodycam footage of the arrest incident involving the death of Mr Frank E Tyson. I sat down with members of the Tyson family to not only allow them to see what is now being released to the public but to give them my condolences in person. As we make it through this challenging time, my goal is to be as transparent with this community as possible.” The Mayor further said that this investigation is in the hands of BCI, and the authorities will continue to provide them with all the required information they need to do their work.

(Inputs from ANI)