(CNN) Newly-released police body camera footage shows a California man telling Fresno police officers, county sheriff's deputies and paramedics that he can't breathe as they restrain him in the moments before he died in 2017. "The Perez family is deeply troubled by the circumstances leading to Joseph's death, especially in light of the police violence epidemic plaguing the country." A spokesperson for the Fresno County Sheriff's Office and the coroner declined to comment, citing the ongoing litigation. 'I can't breathe'On May 10, 2017, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from a resident who said a man was erratically running into a busy street. Deputies from the Fresno County Sheriff's Department soon arrived, and officials from both agencies requested an ambulance, according to Hall.

Source: CNN March 06, 2021 22:52 UTC