The county medical examiner’s office reported this week that Mr. Ellis died from respiratory arrest, hypoxia and physical restraint and categorized the death as a homicide. “The officers who committed this crime should be fired and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Ms. Woodards said. After the death, the officers had been placed on leave but then returned to work because no policy violations were found. On the night of his death, Mr. Ellis had been jubilant after playing drums at a church service, family and friends said. Marcia Carter, his mother, said he called her late that night as he returned home and told her that he was feeling good.

Source: New York Times June 05, 2020 13:43 UTC