Michael Angel Ruiz

Less-than-lethal force

Police responding to a report of a man on a roof encountered Michael Angel Ruiz on top of his apartment unit. Two officers in a bucket lift were able to force Ruiz to climb down from the roof onto the porch of his second story apartment. Five officers immediately swarmed Ruiz. One officer put Ruiz in a choke hold, another officer reportedly tasered Ruiz and the others helped drag him down the stairs. In video of the incident, Ruiz is being dragged by his legs and arms and is face down as his head bounces off each step on the way down. Ruiz died shortly afterward.