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Marcus Deon Smith
United States · Aged 38 · Died 09/08/2018
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Less-than-lethal force
Marcus Deon Smith was pacing along the street indicating he was in danger and threatening suicide. Police eventually put him the back of a cop car without restraints. He was trying to break windows when police opened the car door. Smith rushed out, and police restrained him using a RIPP Hobble, which binds the ankles and includes a strap that is used to attach the ankles to the handcuffs shackling the person's hands behind the back, killing him. Post mortem examination found cause of death was a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest due in part to the prone restraint, a combination of illicit drugs and alcohol, and hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Alleged responsible partyGreensboro Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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