Died in custody
Arben Pilici
Arben Pilici, 49, died in 2024 after a welfare check by DeKalb County Police in Georgia. His family has sued the department, alleging that an officer pinned him with a chokehold, that he was placed face-down and unresponsive in a patrol car, and that officers laughed while he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. Pilici's family says in a lawsuit that an officer pinned him in a chokehold and left him face-down and unresponsive in a patrol car, where he suffocated.
Reported by: family, in a lawsuit against the DeKalb County Police Department (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued the DeKalb County Police Department over his 2024 death, and the sources report no settlement or award amount.