Officers in Alameda death used "lowest degree of force," attorney says
KTVU's Henry Lee reports.
ALAMEDA, Calif. - An attorney for three Alameda police officers on leave in the wake of the in-custody death of Mario Gonzalez said Wednesday that they used the "lowest degree of force possible" as he struggled with them.
"These officers were here to help," said attorney Alison Berry Wilkinson.
The three officers were trying to detain Gonzalez, 26, at a small park near South Shore Center when Gonzalez, who weighs about 250 pounds, pulled the officers to the ground and struggled with them, Wilkinson said.
Gonzalez soon lost consciousness and died. The cause of his death is under investigation.