Bronstein is told there’s a court order for a blood draw. Then five officers hold him down. One is kneeling on his neck and his face is very red.
The video reveals the 38-year-old handcuffed man being held down by 5 policemen. And repeatedly shouting “I can’t breathe.” Before the struggle, he says he will comply with the blood test.
And when Bronstein claims he can’t breathe he is told to shut up. Then he falls silent.
The police act clueless. And spend vital moments trying to get a heartbeat before giving aid.
The family’s attorney Michael Carrillo said, “Not one officer took the action to pull the others off of him. Pull him to the side, do something to give him air.”
“When they finally flip him over, he’s lifeless,” Carrillo adds.
Both the DA and the Los Angeles CHP have no comment due to the pending litigation.
Ultimately the Los Angeles County medical examiner ruled Bronstein’s cause of death as “acute methamphetamine intoxication during restraint by law enforcement.” And said the manner of death was “unknown.”
