Manuel Ellis: Three officers charged in killing of man who said ‘I can’t breathe’ before dying in police custody
Three Tacoma police officers have been charged in the March 2020 killing of Manuel Ellis.
Mr Ellis, 33, was a Black man who police restrained as he was walking home from a corner store last year. He died in their custody.
The Seattle Times reported that Mr Ellis' death was ruled a homicide by the Pierce County Medical Examiner, who found evidence of oxygen deprivation caused by physical restraint as the primary cause of death.
The officers charged in connection with Mr Ellis's death are Officers Matthew Collins, 38, Christopher Burbank, 35, and Timothy Rankine,
Mr Rankine has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, while Mr Burbank and Mr Colins have been charged with second-degree murder. Mr Ellis reportedly told officers “I can’t breathe” while he was restrained, which prompted comparisons between his death and that of George Floyd last year.
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