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Lawsuit: Teen screamed 'I can't breathe' during restraint

by Associated Press
| June 22, 2020 10:03 AM

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A civil lawsuit filed Monday following the death of a 16-year-old in a Michigan youth facility says he screamed “I can’t breathe” as at least one staff member placed their weight on the Black teen’s chest for nearly 10 minutes.

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