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California man who died in custody was restrained on his stomach for 5 minutes and lost consciousness, police body camera shows
May 7, 2021 9:11 AM CNN
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Alameda Police Department
(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 Gonzalez Arenales, 26, is under investigation by the county and the city, and a lawyer representing Gonzalez’s family alleges the first police news release about the incident was misleading.
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.
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Question of the Day Jerry Gonzalez, right, the youngest brother of Mario Gonzalez, speaks about his brother’s death in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Police in Alameda, California, are under fire over the death of a Hispanic man who was pinned to . more > By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and DON THOMPSON - Associated Press - Thursday, April 29, 2021
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The family of an unarmed 26-year-old San Francisco Bay Area man is struggling to understand how a minor confrontation with police led to his death on the same day a jury in Minneapolis began considering similar circumstances in the George Floyd case.
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1of5Jerry Gonzalez, right, the youngest brother of Mario Gonzalez, speaks about his brother s death in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Police in Alameda, California, are under fire over the death of a Hispanic man who was pinned to the ground face down for more than five minutes on the same day a jury in Minneapolis began deliberating in the George Floyd case.Josh Edelson/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Jerry Gonzalez, the youngest brother of Mario Gonzalez, speaks about his brother s death in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Police in Alameda, California, are under fire over the death of a Hispanic man who was pinned to the ground face down for more than five minutes on the same day a jury in Minneapolis began deliberating in the George Floyd case.Josh Edelson/APShow MoreShow Less