Bodycam video shows man telling Canton, Ohio, officers 'I can't breathe' moments before death in police custody

An officer can be seen placing his knee on Frank E. Tyson's upper body for roughly 30 seconds. More than five minutes passed before police checked Tyson for a pulse., including his last words of"I can't breathe." It is a 35-minute, 46-second video which shows officers arriving to the scene, confronting Tyson, and attempting to take him into custody.

In that release, police stated that Tyson struggled with the officers before they secured him, and that the officers noticed he was unresponsive"shortly after securing him in handcuffs." After performing CPR and administering multiple doses of Narcan, Tyson was later pronounced dead at an area hospital.This video contains graphic content and shows a man’s death while in police custody. It is provided for transparency to the public and community we serve.

The video then shows an officer place his knee on Tyson's lower back for about 20 seconds as an officer places Tyson in handcuffs. After Tyson is subdued, the officer again can be seen restraining him by placing his knee on his upper body from the back. Shortly after the officer removes his knee, Tyson again says,"I can't breathe," to which an officer responds,"You're fine. Shut the f--- up."

A patron can be heard saying something about a"good tussle" and laughing. The officer responds,"I've always wanted to be in a bar fight. I don't know if this counts." The officers then continue to check for a pulse and attempt to get Tyson to respond for several minutes. Officers are heard saying they gave Tyson two doses of Narcan, a drug that treats narcotic overdoses.

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