The death of Mario Gonzalez should be a wake-up call for the city of Alameda, said LaDoris Cordell, a retired judge and former independent police auditor for the city of San Jose. Alameda is 15 miles outside San Francisco. In their initial public statements, Alameda police described Gonzalezs death as a medical emergency. Grieving family members invoked George Floyd, the Minneapolis man whose murder by a former police officer set off a national reckoning over police violence against people of color. Charge all those involved so no one else has to lose their loved one.. But he questioned the coroners finding that methamphetamine was the main cause of Gonzalezs death. Flying bug found at Walmart turns out to be rare Jurassic-era insect, Millions of Americans nearing retirement age with no savings, 1894 shipwreck found in Lake Huron, confirming "powerful, tragic story", minor confrontation with police led to his death, Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter. He stopped breathing in a park at the end of a cul-de-sac of well-kept homes with manicured gardens. Gonzalezs family filed a legal claim against the city of Alameda last June, and their attorney told the news station KTVU they plan to file a federal lawsuit soon. Experts have expressed shock at his death, questioning why the officers pinned him when he appeared to pose no imminent threat. The stress of the altercation and restraint combined with prone positioning in the setting of morbid obesity and recent use of methamphetamine placed further strain on Mr. Gonzalez Arenales heart. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. "We need justice because we lost someone who was indispensable to our family," Gonzalez's mother told CBS stationKPIX-TVlast week. The Alameda County Sheriffs office has asked outside agencies to assist in reviewing the autopsy of Mario Gonzalez, who died in the custody of Alameda police officers. Gonzalez, 26, died on April 19, 2021, following an encounter with three Alameda police officers who responded to a call that a person was acting strangely and talking to himself, according to a March 30 report from the Alameda County District Attorneys office. An altercation occurred, an officer was seen pinning a man for at least four minutes, and soon Mario Gonzalez was dead. He has worked as an online coordinator and, before that, a copy editor and page designer for Bay Area-based newspapers and magazines. She said she plans to file a federal civil lawsuit. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. We believe it is an accurate and very comprehensive conclusion in the death of Mario Gonzalez.. The APD took a calm situation and made it fatal.". Alameda police pinned down Mario Gonzalez. But he urged people to wait for the results of a full investigation. Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost? Rachel Swan is a breaking news and enterprise reporter. Attorneys for the family of Mario Gonzalez, a Latino man who died after an Alameda officer put a knee on his back and neck for more than four minutes, are asking the Gonzalez died hours before the case against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin went to the jury. pizza favorite shuts down after 13 years, plus more closings, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). He got depressed. "Policeare not allowed to arrest people to keep from tripping," Sherwin said at the time. 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez died last Monday after police responded to a call about a disorderly and possibly intoxicated person. Body camera video shows officers attempt to take Mario Gonzalez into custody on April 19, 2021. Its peer-reviewed. Ray Kelly said. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? April 29, 2021 / 8:35 AM Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost. CNNs Stella Chan contributed to this report. Autopsy finds Mario Gonzalez died from meth, police restraint in Alameda struggle By Lisa Fernandez and Evan Sernoffsky Published December 10, 2021 Updated Los Angeles, Column: Supreme Court conservatives may want to block student loan forgiveness. Rich L.A. homeowners are snapping them up, High school basketball: Southern California and Northern California Regional results and updated pairings, Opinion: How California came to treat UC Berkeley students noise as a dire environmental threat, Opinion: California gave up on mandating COVID vaccines for schoolchildren. Gonzalez was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. "Mario would not have died were it not for being restrained in a prone position, with multiple officers on his back, for over five minutes," Sherwin tells NPR. 2. Police said Gonzalez died later at the hospital, but the video shows Gonzalez stopped breathing on site and one officer declaring no pulse as officers began CPR. Gonzalez in the video acts dazed and struggles to answer officers questions. Gonzalez, who weighed about 250 pounds, by that point is lying facedown on some wood chips and can be heard shouting and grunting as the officers use body weight to control him. Heres what first half of March looks like. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. He wasnt hurting anyone and he was clearly confused. That's utterly ridiculous. A person holds up a Justice 4 Mario sign while listening in to an April 27 news conference hosted by Mario Gonzalezs family and supporters outside the Alameda Police Department. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. His family said he was also the main caregiver for his autistic brother, Efrain. Im concerned that the sheriff-coroner is trying to protect the Alameda police, Haddad said, arguing that methamphetamine was a false cause of death because the amount in Gonzalezs system 907 nanograms per milliliter of blood was far too low to cause someone to suddenly drop dead.. Heres how. This, in our view, is an unintended, unexpected death from the use of proper training and accepted techniques in the law enforcement industry.. Since joining The Times in 2020, Seidman has served on the breaking news and utility desks, wheres she written about Indigenous communities, wildfires threatening giant trees and fishing the L.A. River. No officers were charged. Thats all, the officer says. The officers determine that he is resisting, then push him to the ground, according to the video. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Alameda County DAs new policy will reduce prison sentences through widespread elimination of sentencing enhancements, Mario Gonzalez died of restraint asphyxiation in Alameda police custody, independent autopsy says. Gonzalez weighed about 250 pounds (113 kilograms), and police said he appeared to be under the influence. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The death of Mario Gonzalez in April as he was being restrained by Alameda police employees has been ruled a homicide by the Alameda A previous Alameda County Sheriffs Office coroners autopsy differed on the cause of death, saying Gonzalez died of a heart attack caused by the stress of the encounter. Colorado cop shot and killed unarmed man at point-blank range after struggle outside middle school, video shows The Alameda Police Department said in its first news release that officers attempted to detain the man, and a physical altercation ensued. Gonzalez can be seen gasping for air and he was pronounced dead after he was taken to the hospital. His face had minor abrasions. Part of HuffPost Politics. Its been a long year, just the way weve been treated by the legal process., My brother was a human, he added. His death was ruled a homicide but also linked to health and drug use, Oakland leaders are scrambling to tackle violence and attract police officers. Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Areas largest water districts. Or follow her on Twitter @ljfernandez. Gonzalez wont produce any identification, so the officers try to force his hands behind his back to handcuff him, but he does not let his arms go limp. Wife of popular Wild 94.9 radio host JV says new information suggests he will not be coming back, Bay Area federal judge orders extradition of woman suspected of killing MSU student in hit-and-run, San Jose: Home raided as part of explosives and narcotics investigation, Police body camera video released a week after his death, filed a legal claim against the city of Alameda, have the autopsy reviewed by outside agencies, Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life. Meth didnt kill Mario, the officers did.. David DeBolt spent more than a decade reporting on the East Bay, with a focus on Oakland City Hall and the Oakland Police Department, for the Bay Area News Group and The Oaklandside before transitioning to become an editor at the Bay Area News Group overseeing breaking news for The Mercury News and East Bay Times in August 2022. Crime and Public Safety | Attorneys for his family dispute the cause. Born in Berkeley, she graduated from Cal with a degree in rhetoric and is now raising two daughters in El Cerrito. Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost. All three remain on paid leave. S.F. Lisa Fernandez and Evan Sernoffsky are reporters forKTVU. An independent autopsy confirmed what Mario Gonzalezs family had maintained all along: The 26-year-old Latino father died last year because Alameda, California, police officers knelt on his back for several minutes until he stopped breathing not, as the Alameda County coroners report had implied, because of meth in his system. And while the city had vowed transparency in the months after Gonzalez died, the latest update this week stated: "withholding potentially responsive material at this time remains necessary to avoid substantially interfering with the multiple investigations into the incident. Gonzalez, 26, of Oakland, died on April 19 at a hospital after being pinned down as Alameda police tried to arrest him. The Alameda County coroners office is conducting an autopsy. hide caption. I think you just had too much to drink today, OK? / CBS/AP. The cause of Gonzalezs death was the toxic effects of That's a huge boost for the Dubs, Denver gang member gave 14-year-old permission to open fire on woman with AR-15 after fender-bender, DA alleges, In 4 years, Lori Lightfoot went from breakout political star to divisive mayor of a Chicago beset by pandemic and crime, Florida lawmakers to consider expansion of so-called dont say gay law, Drone crashes at Disneyland after hovering over visitors heads See video, Rapper Travis Scott wanted for assaulting Manhattan club sound engineer, destroying $12K in equipment, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. In statements Wednesday, a Gonzalez lawyer and family member further decried police actions that led to his death. On April 19, 2021, police in the Bay Area city knelt on Marios back for nearly four minutes, until he died. Richard Winton is an investigative crime writer for the Los Angeles Times and part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2011. Gonzalez, 26, died after Alameda Police Department officers pinned him to the ground face-down and restrained him for several minutes on April 19, 2021. Email Evan atevan.sernoffsky@fox.comand follow him on Twitter @EvanSernoffsky. The Alameda County district attorneys office told HuffPost that the case is still under investigation and that the office does not comment on pending investigations. The sheriffs office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Caution: It is graphic. His first newspaper job was as a Washington Post paperboy. with our own eyes, Julia Sherwin, an attorney for the Gonzalez family, said in a statement to the Chronicle. Gonzalez was still resisting with his entire body, including his legs, even after being handcuffed, according to the report. The three officers remain on paid administrative leave, according to the city of Alameda. Mario Gonzalezs family is still grieving without answers more than six months after the young Latino father died when police in Alameda, California, kneeled on his back for nearly five minutes. 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Therefore, the report concludes, the cause of death is the toxic effects of methamphetamine, with the physiologic stress of altercation and restraint, morbid obesity, and alcoholism contributing to the process of dying., Rachel Swan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. I agree with the sheriff-coroner that it is a homicide. The stress of the altercation and restraint combined with prone positioning in the setting of morbid obesity and recent methamphetamine (use) placed further strain on Mr. Gonzalezs heart, the report says. The police should have known to use better tactics with Mario. Omalu adds that methamphetamine levels in Gonzalezs blood fell within recreational rather than life-threatening ranges and that alcohol levels were extremely low and did not contribute to his death.. They began CPR and called for medical assistance. 12:22 PM EDT, Mon April 11, 2022. The family has not gotten any updates from officials in months, according to the familys attorney. Clearly now the onus is on the DA to prosecute these officers for the homicide.. At that time, the man had a medical emergency., Another news release said that there was a scuffle as officers attempted to place his hands behind his back., The protection of human life is our primary duty as police officers, interim Police Chief Randy Fenn said last week in announcing a series of investigations into the death. On April 19, police in the Bay Area city of Alameda responded to a report of an intoxicated man and a possible theft. Crime and Public Safety | The family is demanding that the officers involved James Fisher, Cameron Leahy and Eric McKinley be fired and charged. Previously, she covered City Hall for Glendale News-Press, then part of Times Community News. , but the video shows Gonzalez stopped breathing on site and one officer declaring no pulse as officers began CPR. Most Californians can put off filing taxes until Oct. 16 but should they? for the officers. At least one officer kneeled on his back for nearly five minutes until Gonzalez became unresponsive. Gonzalez's mother, who lost another son two years ago, turned 45 the day after Mario died, his brother said. The independent autopsy confirms what we all saw with our own eyes. Crime and Public Safety | Mario is shown on the video calmly speaking with the officers for nearly nine minutes. Crime and Public Safety | The autopsy released eight months after the incident found that Mario Gonzalez died due to a heart attack during an April 19 struggle with police. "Officers have been instructed to not keep handcuffed subjects prone (face-down) and to instead roll them onto their sides for going on 30 years," said Seth Stoughton, who teaches criminology and criminal justice at the University of South Carolina. The Alameda County district attorney will not file criminal charges against three police officers who restrained a Northern California man who died in their custody last year. "We don't even know the cause of death right now," he said. We are still figuring out how to fill the hole left in our family when they took Mario from us, said his mother, Edith Arenales, in a statement from the familys lawyers. Mario Gonzalez Died Of 'Restraint Asphyxiation' By Police, New Autopsy Finds An independent autopsy confirmed what the Latino fathers family had declared: Police in Alameda, California, killed him, not meth. Local residents called 911 on Gonzalez after he seemed dazed and intoxicated, but not threatening or violent, in a public park. The officers, as they seek to restrain him, repeatedly ask Gonzalez for his full name and birth date. Then officers can be seen putting Gonzalezs hands behind his back and pinning him facedown. L.A. wants to evict families living in luxury hotel since botched 2021 fireworks detonation Walking around with that level of meth, he wouldnt have dropped dead at that moment but for the force by police, Haddad said. Police body camera video released a week after his death shows multiple officers holding Gonzalez to the ground for five minutes while attempting to arrest him on suspicion of shoplifting, a misdemeanor. The officers approach to Mr Gonzalez detention and arrest and their use of force appeared reasonable under the circumstances, the report says. ", The union representing police officers did not respond to a request for comment. The police killed my brother, in the same manner they killed George Floyd, his brother Gerardo Gonzalez told reporters Tuesday. Discovery Company. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman Apr 27, 2022, 08:56 PM EDT He died after three officers and a civilian parking enforcement employee pinned him face down on the ground for more than five minutes, according to body camera video released this week by police amid three separate investigations. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. 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Nearly eight months after 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez died at the hands of police in Alameda, California, the county coroners office released a report ruling the Latino fathers death a homicide. The sheriffs office is also convening a cause and manner of death committee to review the case before releasing any findings, sheriff spokesman Sgt. I know they are already suffering the severe trauma of losing a loved one, Joshi said. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. "Once they're controlling him, as we learned from the Floyd trial with all those medical experts, this position or compression is deadly," said Geoffrey Alpert, a professor of criminology at the University of South Carolina and an expert on police use of force. Gonzalez, who complied with officers attempts to converse, appeared disoriented in a video later released. The report notes that, according to the autopsy, Gonzalez had no lethal injuries., Alison Berry Wilkinson, an attorney who represents the three officers, told CNN they are grateful the district attorney recognized that this tragic death was an unintended consequence of their legitimate and lawful actions.. Former Pleasanton cop found not guilty of murder in DUI crash Examiners also detected ethanol in Gonzalezs system and found signs of alcoholism and obesity, including an enlarged and dilated heart and an enlarged liver with severe fatty change. Nearly four minutes after he was cuffed, Gonzalez became unresponsive, the report says. The Bay Area was facing its own reckoning with police accountability that only intensified after police released the body-worn camera footage of Gonzalez's desperate final moments. Related Articles Hes lifting my whole body weight up, an officer tells his colleague. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. "Itwas the strength and intensity of Mr. Gonzalez's own momentum" that caused the group to fall. An altercation occurred, an officer was seen pinning a man for at least four minutes, and soon Mario Gonzalez was dead. HuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox. WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO:Alameda officers kneel on man before his death, Several experts have said that officers have long been trained not to handcuff people facedown on the ground as it can lead to "restraint asphyxia.". During the interaction with law enforcement agents, he was face-down on the ground (prone) with his hands handcuffed behind his back, and at times the officers were applying pressure to his torso and legs with at least some of the weight of their bodies. Gonzalez died on the same day that the jury began deliberating in the George Floyd case, ultimately findingMinneapolis police officer Derick Chauvin guilty of murdering Floydlast May. California man who died in custody was restrained on his stomach for 5 minutes and lost consciousness, police body camera shows. The project will marry her graduate work in clinical psychology and more than 10 years of journalism experience. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! In the department's first announcement about Gonzalez's death, policeoriginallytold the public that hehad died of a "medical emergency" after a "scuffle" with police. "Theres nothing in the report that any of the techniques used by the officers were unreasonable or excessive. Our family needs answers: Relatives call for swift transparency in mans death during arrest by Alameda police A spokeswoman for the Alameda County DA's office declined to comment, citing its ongoing investigation of the case. The report went through "multiple levels of scrutiny and peer-review including a committee and we absolutely stand by that work," Alameda County Sheriff public information officer Lt. Ray Kelly says of the coroner's report. Gonzalezs death is under investigation by the Alameda County Sheriffs Office and the county district attorneys office. Alameda Officer Eric McKinley spoke to Gonzalez for nine minutes before he and two other officers tried to arrest him, with help from a civilian parking employee. Gonzalez seemed intoxicated and disoriented and they were concerned he would fall, she said. An Alameda police press release on the death of Mario Gonzalez. The independent autopsy found that, if not for his asphyxial brain injury, Mr. Gonzalez, more likely than not, would not have died. It noted that most people who take methamphetamine do not die of it and that the meth in this case was not the underlying cause of death. As the coroners report found, this autopsy also confirmed that the manner of death was homicide. First published on April 29, 2021 / 8:35 AM. Omalu wrote in part that Gonzalezs brain injury, caused by the asphyxiation, far exceeds and supersedes the toxicity caused by methamphetamine in his bloodstream as a cause of death. The lawsuit cites a report released last week by the Alameda county coroners bureau that said the 19 April death of Mario Gonzalez was a homicide. He declined to provide them ID, and in body cam footage, three officers were seen struggling to put Gonzalez into handcuffs and one of them had kneeled for at least two minutes on top of Gonzalez's back. Sherwin is preparing a federal civil rights lawsuit. The Alameda County Sheriffs Office said in May that it intended to have the autopsy reviewed by outside agencies after its completion. The autopsy by the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau rules Gonzalez's death a homicide but says the main cause was "toxic effects of methamphetamine.". But family members and civil rights activists stressed that he was not suspected of a serious crime and said there was no need to arrest him. He wanted to be able to provide for his 4-year-old son, Mario Jr., whom he shared parenting duties with his ex-girlfriend in Fremont. No officers were charged. The officers released Gonzalez several minutes later and found him unresponsive. The next day, Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter for pinning Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck in a case that touched off a national reckoning over racism and police brutality. 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Separately, the Police Department is conducting an internal affairs probe into the altercation, and the district attorney is reviewing the case to determine whether to file criminal charges. Accordingly, the department has again determined that the public interest in non-disclosure clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure.". Chief forensic pathologist, Vivian Snyder, cites other significant contributing factors to Gonzalez's death, including the physiologic stress of the restraint by police during the incident as well as alcoholism and morbid obesity. An Alameda city spokesperson said Wednesday that the city had no additional comment beyond its statement earlier this month, acknowledging the district attorneys decision and saying it hoped the decision would move the citys independent investigation closer to an end. Heres the latest plan, Track water shortages and restrictions across Bay Area. 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