Although Ramón Timothy López, 28, died on August 4, until now the images recorded by the cameras that loaded the cops in Phoenix, USA, at the time of the procedure.
A call to 911 alerted authorities to a man acting in strange shape on an avenue in Phoenix, Arizona and who, apparently, suffered from schizophrenia.
The policemen, who believed that Ramón Timothy López was under the influence of drugs, They immobilized him in the middle of a long race and on the highway.
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The body cameras of the agents show that they had the subject under arrest for several minutes on the hot asphalt. Phoenix’s ambient temperature was 37 ° C, so it is believed that the asphalt temperature was above 50 ° C.
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After about six minutes, they put Ramón Timothy López handcuffed into the car of the Policeman with some scrapes on his body. Even if the detainee did not react, the police assured that at that moment he was breathing.
However, the Hispanic was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital.
Attorney Ben Crump, head of George Floyd’s legal case, condemned the actions of the Phoenix Police.
“Phoenix officers immobilized Ramón Timothy López, who suffered from schizophrenia, on hot pavement and soon he stopped responding and DIED “he wrote on social media.
For its part, the Department of Phoenix Police is conducting investigations to determine if your officers committed a homicide in this case.
We warn that the images can hurt the sensitivity
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