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Trigger Warning: Fatal Police Brutality Video of Manuel Ellis being beaten and tased by Tacoma Police.
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Video shows Tacoma officer punching, restraining Manuel Ellis
Ellis’ family said investigators had stonewalled the family over the past three months.
“If it wasn’t for me and Manny’s friends screaming at the top of lungs and George Floyd dying, this would’ve been swept under the rug,” said Monet Carter-Mixon.
Death of man in Tacoma, Wash., who said ‚I can’t breathe‘ in police custody ruled a homicide
“He picked up the officer by his vest and slam-dunked him on the ground,” said Ed Troyer, spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.
There was a struggle before police got Ellis handcuffed on the ground and officers called for paramedics at 11:25 p.m.
Ellis stopped breathing and lost consciousness within a minute of firefighters‘ arriving, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. His cause of death was initially listed as pending while medical examiners ran toxicology tests.