A newly released body camera footage from last year has shown a black suspect being pinned down to death in Oklahoma City.
The footage, which was released by the Oklahoma City Police Department this week shows three police officers restraining the man, Derrick Scott, 42, while he repeatedly said “I can’t breathe” before he died at a local hospital.
Prior to Scott’s arrest, the footage showed him running from officers after Tipton asked if he had any weapons.
According to a statement released by the Oklahoma City police, Capt. Larry Withrow, the incident began after officers were called to an area south of downtown Oklahoma City shortly before 2 pm after someone reported that a black man was arguing with people and brandishing a gun.
Authorities released the footage after the group included it in a list of demands to city leaders after protests over the death of George Floyd earlier this month.
