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skittishfoxThe Pierce County Sheriff's Department said officers found Ellis in distress.
"They asked if he needed help and he said he had warrants and that he wanted to talk, so they got out to talk to him and he was obviously in distress and when they did that he assaulted one of the officers,” said Det. Ed Troyer, Pierce County Sheriff's Department. "He was handcuffed, he was talking, he was breathing and then, throughout the process, he had trouble breathing and he told people, ‘I can't breathe.’ They put him on the side and called for medical aid."
Ellis died minutes later.
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/family-manuel-ellis-speaks-after-me-says-he-died-while-being-restrained-by-police/4TU2US3TQJC37K5LWOXJ4QUT2A/
"They asked if he needed help and he said he had warrants and that he wanted to talk, so they got out to talk to him and he was obviously in distress and when they did that he assaulted one of the officers,” said Det. Ed Troyer, Pierce County Sheriff's Department. "He was handcuffed, he was talking, he was breathing and then, throughout the process, he had trouble breathing and he told people, ‘I can't breathe.’ They put him on the side and called for medical aid."
Ellis died minutes later.
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/family-manuel-ellis-speaks-after-me-says-he-died-while-being-restrained-by-police/4TU2US3TQJC37K5LWOXJ4QUT2A/
