Pixabay Milwaukee County officials ruled Friday the June 30 death of D’Vontaye Mitchell while being restrained by security guards was the result of homicide. Image by Diego Fabian Parra Pabon
Aug. 2 (UPI) — The death of an unarmed Black man while being restrained by hotel security guards in Milwaukee two months ago is a case of homicide, medical examiners determined Friday. The examiner’s official report, obtained by multiple news outlets, confirmed that D’Vontaye Mitchell, 43, died on June 30 from asphyxia as a result of being restrained by Hyatt Regency hotel security guards, as well as from the effects of cocaine and methamphetamine intoxication. Advertisement
Mitchell’s death sparked widespread community outrage and protests from his family, who compared it to the 2020 police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and called for charges to be brought against the guards involved.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office did not immediately indicate if it would file charges in the wake of the medical examiner’s report. Authorities said last month they were waiting for the examiner’s report to be filed before making any decisions.
No one has yet been charged in connection with Mitchell’s death.
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Death of Black man while restrained by Milwaukee hotel guards ruled homicide
