4 security guards face trial for 2014 mall restraint death of McKenzie Cochran, who repeatedly said "I can't breathe" and died of asphyxiation.

Four security guards at a Detroit-area mall face trial over the 2014 death of McKenzie Cochran, who died after being restrained by the guards during a struggle. Cochran, 25, repeatedly told the guards, "I can't breathe," while pinned to the ground. The Oakland County prosecutor at the time declined to file charges, but Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel intervened in 2021 with involuntary manslaughter charges. The case gained attention in 2020 amid the racial justice movement following the death of George Floyd. The trial is set to determine if the guards used excessive force while restraining Cochran, who had an enlarged heart and died of asphyxiation.

August 19, 2024
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