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Carlos Ingram Lopez

died April 21, 2020 · Pima County, Arizona

Carlos Ingram Lopez died on April 21, 2020, in Tucson, Arizona, after Tucson police officers restrained him. According to the police department's video, officers forced him face down on a garage floor with his hands cuffed behind his back, and part of the time his head was covered by a blanket and a hood. The New York Times reported that he was held down for 12 minutes while crying for air, water and his grandmother. Police and city officials said they would not release details until the family had seen the video and spoken with department officials, and the three officers involved resigned.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. Tucson officers pinned Carlos face down on a garage floor with his hands cuffed and a blanket and hood over his head for 12 minutes, as shown in the police department's video release.

Reported by: Tucson Police Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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