SAN FRANCISCO – Police in the Northern California city of Alameda released body cam footage late Tuesday that shows officers pinning a man to the ground for more than five minutes during an arrest last week that ended in his death.
Mario Gonzalez, 26, stopped breathing after an April 19 scuffle with police at a park in Alameda. A police statement said Gonzalez had a medical emergency after officers tried to handcuff him.
His family contends he was killed by police who used excessive force. The nearly hourlong video from two officers' body cameras shows police talking to Gonzalez in a park after receiving 911 calls that he appeared to be disoriented or drunk.