Article 6BN5A California to pay $24m in record civil rights settlement over man’s in-custody death

California to pay $24m in record civil rights settlement over man’s in-custody death

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Edward Bronstein, 38, shouted I can't breathe' as officers restrained him after a traffic stop in March 2020

California will pay a $24m civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody after screaming I can't breathe" as multiple officers restrained him while trying to take a blood sample, lawyers said Tuesday.

Seven California highway patrol (CHP) officers and a nurse were charged with involuntary manslaughter earlier this year in connection with the 2020 death of Edward Bronstein, 38.

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