Black Man Passes Away after saying " I Can't Breathe" with Cop Holding Somebody Down in Ohio

A Black man, Frank Tyson, died after repeatedly telling Ohio police "I can't breathe" as they pinned him during an arrest. The incident, captured on body cam footage, drew comparisons to the killing of George Floyd.

Canton, Ohio- A 53-year-old black man, Frank Tyson, passing away at a hospital after continuously exclaiming "I can't breathe" as the police officers pinned him down to the floor a bar and handcuffed him, as per the body camera footage released yesterday by Canton Police Department.

The footage depicts officers trying to grab hold of Tyson on 18 April after he was wanted for leaving the scene of a one-car accident that had witnessed him fleeing. A fight broke out in the bar, and sit was the moment when the officers grabbed Tyson and forced him to the ground with one of them putting his knee on Tyson's neck near his neck for around 30 seconds. There was Tyson shouting "I can't breathe" and "Get off my neck."

The police officers ceased their move and left Tyson handcuffed for about six minutes, they temporarily stopped CPR before paramedics arrived and took him to a hospital where he passed away. A cause of death needed to be specified.

The way Floyd was killed by a police officer by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes while he kept saying, "I cannot breathe," which reminds most people of George Floyd case, the killing of a young black man by a police officer in Minneapolis on May 2020. Floyd's death sparked nationwide protests against police brutality and racism.

The two Canton officers, Beau Schoenegge and Camden Burch, have not yet returned to active duty after they were simultaneously placed on administrative leave. The Ohio BCI has taken up the case, and the investigation process has been initiated.

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Although the civil rights leaders condemned immediately the latest death as another episode of excessive police violence against the blacks, this example was not enough to appease the outrage of the people who marched against the injustices. "What are the numbers of videos of 'I can't breathe' incidents that we can watch before police are taught in a way that they deescalate such situations safely?" asked Rev. Al Sharpton.

This release of footage has happened when the law enforcement has been in focus walking the extra mile amidst criticism over Black civilians' killings. Canton police department disclosed the video in the vision of the public’s openness.