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The identities of the four Alameda police employees involved in the in-custody death of Mario Gonzalez on April 19 were released by the city on Wednesday.
The employees are Officer James Fisher, hired by the city in 2010;, officers Cameron Leahy and Eric McKinley, hired by the city in 2018; and parking enforcement employee Charlie Clemmens. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
The three police officers remain on paid administrative leave, the city said.
Events unfolded at about 10:45 a.m. April 19 in the area of 802 Oak St. where Gonzalez allegedly appeared to be under the influence and was a suspect in a possible theft, according to police.
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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.
Family denounces police custody death of man in California
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April 29, 2021
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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
Experts on deadly Alameda struggle: Officers trained not to keep hand-cuffed people face down
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KTVU s Henry Lee reports.
ALAMEDA, Calif. - The family of an unarmed 26-year-old Alameda 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, while experts said that officers have long been trained not to handcuff people, especially when they are heavy or intoxicated, face-down on the ground.
Alameda police responded to a park on April 19 to check reports that Mario Gonzalez was acting strangely and appeared to be breaking security tags off of alcohol bottles that he had in two drugstore baskets.