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Phoenix police held man on hot asphalt for nearly 6 minutes before he died, video shows [View all]
Phoenix police held man on hot asphalt for nearly 6 minutes before he died, video shows
Surveillance, body-worn camera footage and photos were released Tuesday afternoon regarding the death of a man in Phoenix police custody on Aug. 4, showing he was held on the hot asphalt for nearly six minutes and sustained what appear to be burns before dying.
Minutes after three Phoenix police officers restrained 28-year-old Ramon Timothy Lopez on the searing blacktop, he was found unresponsive in the back of a police vehicle.
In a summer of growing public concern over police shootings and police violence, Lopez's death has drawn public scrutiny. Numerous people on social media have posted wondering why he was held on pavement on such a hot day, including attorney Ben Crump, who leads the George Floyd family's legal team and who tweeted about Lopez's death.
Since 2017, there have been 39 in-custody deaths in the county, not including Lopez, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office website.
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Surveillance, body-worn camera footage and photos were released Tuesday afternoon regarding the death of a man in Phoenix police custody on Aug. 4, showing he was held on the hot asphalt for nearly six minutes and sustained what appear to be burns before dying.
Minutes after three Phoenix police officers restrained 28-year-old Ramon Timothy Lopez on the searing blacktop, he was found unresponsive in the back of a police vehicle.
In a summer of growing public concern over police shootings and police violence, Lopez's death has drawn public scrutiny. Numerous people on social media have posted wondering why he was held on pavement on such a hot day, including attorney Ben Crump, who leads the George Floyd family's legal team and who tweeted about Lopez's death.
Since 2017, there have been 39 in-custody deaths in the county, not including Lopez, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office website.
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