Keith Murriel
Keith Murriel, 41, a Black man, died in December 2022 in Jackson, Mississippi, after officers took him into custody at a hotel shortly before midnight on December 31. Body camera footage, as reported by CBS News, shows officers struggling to handcuff him and using stun guns on him repeatedly while he pleaded with them to stop. After he was handcuffed, the officers laid him on the back seat of a patrol vehicle. Former Jackson police chief James Davis initially said Murriel had a medical emergency, but a Mississippi grand jury later indicted three former officers on murder and manslaughter charges, and the family's lawsuit alleges excessive force and failure to render medical aid.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed; neglect alleged). Former police chief James Davis initially said Murriel had a medical emergency, but a Mississippi grand jury indicted three former officers for murder and manslaughter, and his family's lawsuit alleges excessive force and failure to render medical aid.
Reported by: Former Jackson police chief James Davis (the agency that held him); Mississippi grand jury (court); Murriel's family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family filed a lawsuit alleging excessive force and failure to render medical aid in his death.