Police are investigating the killing of Dvontaye Mitchell, whose death has drawn comparisons to George Floyd’s.
Milwaukee police are looking into the death of a Black man in an incident that is drawing comparisons to the 2020 killing of George Floyd, after footage emerged that appears to show hotel guards pinning the man to the ground as he calls for help.shows Dvontaye Mitchell, 43, lying on the ground and crying for help outside the Hyatt Regency hotel as security guards pin him down with their hands and knees. Mitchell can be heard grunting and yelling apologies.
Milwaukee police did not immediately respond to questions about whether they’re still collecting witness accounts. “Then they won’t be prone to treat unarmed Black men with such inhumanity,” said Crump, who represented Floyd’s family in a lawsuit against Minneapolis. It is not clear what happened immediately before or after the witness videos were recorded. In one video broadcast by local media, a guard appears to address the person recording the video, shouting, “This is what happens when you go into the ladies’ room.” Aimbridge Hospitality did not immediately respond to a question about whether Mitchell had entered a women’s restroom.Mitchell, who lived in Milwaukee, had two children: a 6-year-old and an 8-year old, said his mother, Brenda Giles.
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