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John Coleman Jr.
United States · Aged 39 · Died 07/11/2010
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John Coleman Jr. became unresponsive en route to a police station. Coleman had reportedly swallowed drugs, run from police, struggled with officers and was tasered and beaten during his arrest near Cabrini Green. After arriving at the station, Coleman was found unresponsive inside the SUV. He was pronounced dead at 3:19 a.m. In September 2011, Coleman's family received a $1.3 million settlement after video from the police SUV showed officers failed to get prompt medical attention for Coleman. Two of the officers involved in the arrest, Alexis Zayas and Ronnie Black, were reportedly relieved of their police powers.
Alleged responsible partyChicago Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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