Keith Briscoe

How they died

Less-than-lethal force

When Keith Briscoe refused to get into Officer Sean Richards' police cruiser, the officer attempted to handcuff Briscoe, who resisted. The officer called for backup and up to five officers also attempted to subdue Briscoe. During the struggle, Richards sprayed Briscoe with Oleoresin Capsicum spray. Briscoe suffered traumatic asphyxia and died. Subsequently, the Camden County Medical Examiner determined Briscoe's death was a result of police's efforts to subdue him and called the death a homicide. Richards lost his job and was put on probation for one year.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Keith Briscoe, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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