New case of police violence in the United States. Frank Tyson, a 53-year-old black man, has died at the hands of a police officer during an arrest in Ohio. It is an episode that is very reminiscent of the George Floyd case, which unleashed a wave of protests against police brutality and racism.
In the video made public by the police, an officer is seen pinning the man to the ground while digging his knee into his back, near his neck. In the images you can hear how the victim keeps repeating that he can’t breathe.
Tyson died on April 18, but his death and the police video have not been known until now.
Two police officers arrested him after being involved in an accident in which he collided with the car against an electrical pole and fled the scene, hiding inside a bar. When the police couple entered the premises there was a small confrontation. The officers tried to grab his arms and he yelled “They’re trying to kill me” and “Call the sheriff.” They finally managed to arrest him with a maneuver in which they pressed their knee near the neck.
When the two involved saw that the victim had stopped breathing they tried to revive him, but it was too late. An ambulance took the victim to the nearest hospital. Now, the officers, identified as Beau Schoenegge and Camden Burch, are on administrative leave while the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation investigates them.
The incident is reminiscent of the fatal arrest of George Floyd by Minneapolis police four years ago. A cell phone video of Floyd’s murder, which went viral, sparked a wave of protests around the world against police brutality and racism.
The video showed a white officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes as Floyd, who was Black, pleaded for his life, repeating “I can’t breathe” before falling silent.
Chauvin and three of his companions were eventually found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and other crimes.
