Gary Strobridge
Gary Strobridge, 47, died on August 22, 2019. Police said officers restrained him again at St. Joseph's Hospital in Elmira, where he suddenly went limp, and he died later at a hospital in Syracuse. An Elmira officer was tried on assault charges in the case and found not guilty. The family's federal lawsuit against the city is ongoing.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). Police say they subdued him again at the hospital, where he became limp and unresponsive, and his family's federal lawsuit against the city contests that account.
Reported by: Elmira Police Department (the agency that held him); his family's federal lawsuit against the city (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued the city of Elmira in federal court over his death, and the lawsuit was still pending in the reporting.