Pleading suspect dies in police custody: ‘You can breathe just fine’ – Los Angeles Times


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Pleading suspect dies in police custody: 'You can breathe just fine'
Los Angeles Times
"I have asthma, I have asthma." In the half-hour or so after his arrest late one night last September, Azucena said over and over that he was struggling for breath. Numerous LAPD officers and sergeants heard his pleas for medical attention but ignored
Reports: LA Police Ignored Arrested Man's Pleas Of Help Before Dying In CustodyCBS Local

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Pepper-Spray Death of Suspect Ruled Homicide – NBC New York


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Pepper-Spray Death of Suspect Ruled Homicide
NBC New York
The death of a Bronx man who suffered an asthma attack after police pepper-sprayed him has been ruled a homicide. The Daily News reported Friday that the medical examiner determined Kemp Yarborough's death on March 8 was a homicide by "acute bronchial
Death of ex-con who suffered fatal asthma attack after cops pepper-sprayed him New York Daily News

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