The city medical examiner said Friday that Ronald Singletons July 13 death in Midtown was brought on by physical restraint by police during excited delirium. Heart disease and obesity were contributing factors, and the father of fours death was ruled a homicide.
Date: Aug 31, 2014
Category: U.S.
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NYC union: Cops not to blame for drugged-out death
The New York Police Department said Friday it was being investigated by Manhattan prosecutors for the July 13 death of Ronald Singleton. The 45-year-old was high on PCP, a hallucinogenic drug, and had been acting erratic in a taxi when officers responding to a 911 call restrained him, placing him in
His statement comes after the NYPD said it was being investigated following the July 13 death of Ronald Singleton. The 45-year-old was high on PCP when officers attempting to hospitalize him restrained him, a factor that lead to his death, according to the medical examiner's office.
The medical examiner's office cited "physical restrain by police" as a factor in the July 13 death of Ronald Singleton, who went into cardiac arrest in an ambulance and died on the way to a hospital. It ruled his death a homicide.
Date: Aug 30, 2014
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Death of man high on PCP, being restrained by cops ruled a homicide
Ronald Singleton died on July 13 four days before Eric Garner died in a police chokehold on Staten Island. The coroner said Singletons death was brought on by physical restraint by police during excited delirium.