Police sued over death of Oakland man that drew comparisons to George Floyd
by Associated Press in Alameda, California from US news | The Guardian on (#5T6BM)
Alameda county coroner's report that says physiologic stress' from being restrained contributed to Mario Gonzalez's death
The family of an Oakland man who died after police held him down filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Friday, contending officers asphyxiated him during a confrontation that drew protests and comparisons to the death of George Floyd.
The lawsuit cites a report released last week by the Alameda county coroner's bureau that said the 19 April death of Mario Gonzalez was a homicide.
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