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Brandon Zapata
Gender : Male
Age : 20
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/11/2023
Location : La Gran shopping center
City : Fort Worth
County : Tarrant
State : Texas
Agency : Fort Worth Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Asphyxiation
Event : Died during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 11, 20-year-old Brandon Zapata died less than an hour after he was restrained and handcuffed by security officers at La Gran Plaza shopping center in south Fort Worth. The confrontation was recorded on bystander video and Zapata’s family alleges that security which included an off-duty Fort Worth police officer used excessive force and were recorded kneeling on Zapata’s back as they hold him face-down on the floor and he kicks his legs. Family members state they still do not know why he was targeted by police. Police claim that Zapata was “acting erratically” and security guards including the off-duty Fort Worth officer restrained him and put him in handcuffs. He died. He had been seen struggling to breathe during the arrest.
The family alleges that he had asthma, was seen suffering and asked for water which he was denied. The family believes that the security officers’ actions may have impeded his breathing.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/happened-brandon-zapata-fort-worth-181548003.html
