A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of the children of a man who died while being restrained by a Las Vegas police officer.
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A Las Vegas police officer told officer Kenneth Lopera to release his chokehold on Tashii Brown, but the officer continued his hold for another 46 seconds, a Metropolitan Police Department report on the officer’s arrest shows.
What started as a peaceful protest Sunday turned bloody after a brawl broke out in a crosswalk on the Strip. Several people were arrested or cited after protesters briefly blocked traffic on the Strip near The Venetian during a demonstration that protesters dubbed “Black Lives Still Don’t Matter.”
Weekend death of Tashii Brown, 40, of Las Vegas occurred after he was stunned with a Taser, punched and put in a neck controversial neck hold.
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