Frank Tyson Dies After Yelling ‘I Can’t Breathe’ To Police

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Physique cameras and mobile phone cameras have helped expose the depth of the corruption and brutality that cops throughout America have displayed for many years. Sadly, the specter of public accountability nonetheless hasn’t influenced the pigs to behave with humanity.

In response to a brand new report from NBC Information, the Canton Police Division has publicly launched physique digicam video from an incident the place 53-year-old Frank Tyson was killed throughout an arrest. Police responded to a name a couple of single-car crash that downed an influence line and located an unoccupied automobile. A witness directed them to AMVETS lodge the place the supervisor requested them to take away Tyson from the premises.

“They’re attempting to kill me,” Tyson says within the video. “They’re attempting to kill me.”

Tyson shouts “Name the sheriff” a number of extra occasions and continues to say, “They’re attempting to kill me.”

After officers handcuffed Tyson, one officer is seen in physique digicam footage kneeling on his chest. You may hear Tyson yelling the infamously ubiquitous phrase uttered earlier than a heartbreaking quantity of Black folks die, “I can’t breathe!” To which the offending officer replies, “You’re tremendous. Shut the f**okay up.”

Warning! The physique digicam footage is disturbing and could be triggering. Please be suggested. 

Frank Tyson was pronounced lifeless at an area hospital at 9:18 p.m. that night.

The Ohio Bureau of Prison Investigation is trying into the incident, however no additional particulars have been made public.

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