Recently released police body camera footage of an incident that resulted in the death of a Black man in Oklahoma City man shows that he gasped the same words as George Floyd in May and Eric Garner six years ago: “I Can’t Breathe.”
The video, released by the Oklahoma City Police Department, was from a May 20, 2019 encounter between officers and a man identified as Derrick Scott, 42.
A subsequent autopsy says that officers did not cause a “fatal trauma,” according to NBC News, and that other “significant” factors including physical restraint, recent methamphetamine use, asthma, emphysema and heart disease were all contributors to Scott’s death.
Oklahoma City Police Capt. Larry Withrow said in a statement that the officers involved in the arrest were not charged and have not been found to be guilty of any wrongdoing.
“You’re seeing from coast to coast police officers being brought to the courtroom and justice being brought about,” said Scott’s brother Robert.
