Ricarless Cortezz Wright

Less-than-lethal force

An officer responded to the Forest Avenue public library branch where Ricarless Cortez Wright was reportedly shouting, acting strangely and refusing to leave. Wright ran out the doors and the officer chased him. She tried to arrest him, but he allegedly hit her in the face, knocked her to the ground and kicked her. The officer said she hit Wright's knee with her baton as backup arrived and helped take him into custody. According to Wright's family members, they were initially told he'd died in the van. Then, about an hour later, the same officer came back with a detective and said Wright had died at the hospital.