Byron Williams
Byron Williams was riding a bicycle in Las Vegas when an officer stopped him. After he ran, officers pinned him face down in the dirt, and he repeatedly said he could not breathe before he lost consciousness and died on September 5, 2019. Police investigators found that the officers did not violate the law, according to the summary of the review. The department later changed how patrol officers respond to people who say they cannot breathe.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. Police investigators found that officers who pinned him face down while he said he could not breathe did not violate the law.
Reported by: Las Vegas police investigators (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.