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Hospital Patient Dies in Police Restraint | Spokane News
A 27-year-old man seeking help for alcohol withdrawal died after being restrained face-down by eight officers for 35 minutes, with laughter reportedly heard as he begged for air. The medical examiner ruled it a homicide, citing a heart attack from prolonged prone restraint and blunt force injuries — though obesity and alcohol use were noted as contributing factors. His family demands answers and questions whether race played a role, pushing for criminal charges. Experts call the death preventable, stressing that medical staff should have intervened and criticizing the use of a spit hood on…
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