Biwo Envestigasyon Espesyal Pwokirè Jeneral la louvri yon ankèt sou lanmò sivil nan Buffalo

NEW YORK – The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of a civilian who died on August 15, 2023 following an incident at the Erie County Holding Center (ECHC) on August 8, 2023 in Buffalo. 

On August 8, 2023, a person in custody at ECHC appeared to be having a seizure. After receiving assistance from members of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO), the person became physically combative, so the ECSO members held the person in a prone position to handcuff him. When the person stopped responding, the ECSO members again attempted to treat him before he was taken to a local hospital. He was pronounced dead a week later, on August 15, 2023. 

Dapre Seksyon 70-b Lwa Egzekitif Eta New York, OSI evalye tout ensidan yo rapòte li kote yon ofisye lapolis oswa yon ofisye lapè, ki gen ladan yon ofisye koreksyon, te kapab lakòz lanmò yon moun pa yon zak oswa yon omisyon. Dapre lalwa, ofisye a ka ann sèvis oswa andeyò, epi moun ki mouri a ka ame oswa san zam. Epitou, moun ki mouri a ka nan prizon oswa yo pa nan prizon. Si evalyasyon OSI a endike ke yon ofisye ka lakòz lanmò a, OSI fè yon ankèt konplè sou ensidan an. 

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