Seven sheriff's deputies and three staff from a state hospital have been charged with murder in the death of Irvo Otieno, 28.
Irvo Otieno, 28, died after an encounter with law enforcement at a state hospital in Petersburg, Virginia.New surveillance footage from a Virginia state hospital shows at least 10 sheriff’s deputies and hospital workers piling on top of Irvo Otieno, a handcuffed Black man who died of asphyxia soon after.
A Virginia prosecutor has charged seven deputies and three hospital staff members with second-degree murder in the 28-year-old’s death, and more charges may be coming.
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