California man who died in custody was restrained for 5 minutes and lost consciousness, police bodycam shows By: CNN
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN
(CNN) A California man who died in police custody this month was restrained on his stomach on the ground for about five minutes before he became unresponsive and officers began CPR, body camera footage released Tuesday by the Alameda Police Department shows.
The April 19 death of Mario Arenales Gonzalez, 26, is under investigation by the county and the city, and a lawyer representing Arenales family alleges the first police news release about the incident was misleading.
The cause of Arenales death has not been determined.
Eric McKinley, Cameron Leahy y James Fisher son los policías de Alameda que sometieron a Mario González momentos antes de su muerte. | Univision 14 San Francisco KDTV | Univision
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Police body-camera footage shows Gonzalez, who died in Alameda police custody, being restrained by officers.Alameda Police Department / New York TimesShow MoreShow Less
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Friends, family and supporters of Mario Gonzalez hold photos of him during a news conference outside the Alameda Police Department the day after he died in police custody.Santiago Mejia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
For nine minutes, an Alameda police officer tried to engage a man in a park who didn’t appear to be harming anyone.
Six minutes later, 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez was unresponsive with three officers and a civilian parking employee on top of him. Family members were outraged and drew comparisons to George Floyd. Police characterized Gonzalez’s death as a “medical emergency” and said they sought to defuse the situation.