'Nobody's got anything out that would cause him harm. Okay? Okay,' an officer reassured Herman Whitfield III’s mother. He died after being restrained by officers.
On the night of April 25, 2022, before her 39-year-old son was pronounced dead after being restrained by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers, Gladys Whitfield asked one of the officers responding to an emergency call at her home if they would kill her son,"I'm sorry, what?" said IMPD Officer Dominique Clark."I know. I know. You're calling somebody else. I'm just really concerned," Gladys said.
In a statement issued on Sunday, IMPD said it had turned over all necessary materials to all parties involved in a federal lawsuit alleging that IMPD officers violated Whitfield's rights. The department said it does not comment on pending litigation.is being conducted by IMPD Internal Affairs. The officers involved in the incident remain on administrative duty.
Whitfield appears in view of the camera, having walked through a doorway near a staircase behind his father. He is naked, breathless, moving rapidly and shrieking incoherently. He's disappears into the hallway again and responds that he's OK. Descending the staircase, Gladys Whitfield tells officers that the behavior her son is exhibiting is new and that he hasn't taken anything or been diagnosed with any mental health disorders.
An officer walks to the back hallway, shining a flashlight on Herman, who's moving back and forth in the dark. Efforts to get him to put his clothes on continue. About seven minutes into the video, Gladys Whitfield tells Officer Matthew that her son did have a prior episode but he's calmed down. The officer inquires about any mental health problems.Two more officers ― Steven Sanchez and Matthew Virt ― arrive, bringing the total number of officers in the Whitfield home to six.
"Stay on his head," an officer can be heard saying. A caption notes that Whitfield head is beneath Sanchez's hand. He's face down on the floor. The officers continue their efforts to handcuff him. Now caught in a table cloth that he pull down while being tasered, Whitfield can be heard screaming,"Cannot breathe! Can't breathe."
As part of a wrongful death lawsuit filed in June, a federal judge in the Southern District of Indiana ordered the city and police department to produce the complete, unedited body cam footage of the officer's response by Jan. 3.
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