Wednesday, a man whose death was deemed a homicide was captured on disturbing video while he was being held by a crisis response team during a mental health episode.
The autopsy report from January 6 deemed Kevin Dizmang’s death a homicide, his family’s attorneys revealed on Wednesday, nearly three months after the 63-year-death. old’s
According to the investigation, Dizmang died on November 22 as a result of cardiac arrest that occurred while he was being restrained by a police officer and paramedic from Colorado Springs’ mental health team.
According to the study, five doctors concurred that Dizman’s death was a homicide due to “the contribution of physical restraint to the cause of death” notwithstanding the presence of methamphetamine in his system and the presence of other health problems such as obesity and asthma.
On November 15, when Dizmang was observed going into traffic, members of a mental health team were contacted. Police earlier stated that a police officer, a paramedic from the city’s fire department, and a mental health therapist went to the site.
Kevin Dizmang passed away following his interaction with a mental health staff.
Dizmang Family
Wednesday, his family shared footage from the scene showing one officer telling Dizmang to put his hands behind his back while others attempted to stop traffic in the street. The clip reveals that he resisted being handcuffed by the cop and was eventually wrestled to the ground during a battle.
As soon as a first responder, named by the family’s attorney as a paramedic, began holding his arm across Dizmang’s upper body, the guy stopped moving, according to the video.
After his body was turned over, others in his vicinity shouted out to him, but he did not respond.
“Talk to my brother,” one individual told Dizmang. “Talk to me, sibling.”
Attorney representing the family Harry Daniels said that no one attempted to revive him immediately and criticized the police for first handling the call as a criminal incident rather than a mental health emergency.
“Those who came to help him were ultimately the ones who killed him,” Daniels added.
The case was given to prosecutors, who found that no criminal charges were necessary.
Howard Black, a representative for the office of the district attorney, stated that the actions of the officer and paramedic were justified.
The officer and paramedic were placed on paid administrative leave following the fatal event, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
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