Nate Washington told the Star-Telegram the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed what Zapata’s family already knew: “He was struggling for air. They pulled his arms behind his back and placed their knee on his back.”
Gloria Ortiz, the mother of 20-year-old Brandon Zapata, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the companies that own La Gran Plaza, where her son was restrained by security officers.