Black man choked and shocked by police died because of drugs, officers' lawyers argue at trial
Lawyers for three Washington state police officers charged in the 2020 death of a Black man told the jury Tuesday that his death was the result of drug use, not excessive force that included officers choking, shocking and holding him facedown....
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