Woman compares husband’s death to George Floyd after cops allegedly kneel on his neck

But this one has a twist A woman in Alabama has likened the death of her husband after being restrained by police to George Floyd.

Sandra Lee Reeder claims that her husband, Phillip, called out at least three times that he could not breathe as an Irondale police officer allegedly kneeled on the back of his neck for three minutes.

Sandra and her family are calling for an investigation into the department and likening Phillip's death to Floyd's murder at the hands of a Minneapolis Police Department officer in 2020.

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The 52-year-old’s cause of death was ruled a homicide by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, which noted he appeared to suffer a dysrhythmia — a kind of heart attack — brought on by the presence of cocaine in his blood, heart disease, and exertion. "It is our opinion, based on the circumstances surrounding death and the findings at autopsy, that Mr Phillip David Reeder died of hypertensive heart disease associated with cocaine use and restraint during altercation," Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said. "The manner of death is best classified as 'homicide' for vital statistical purposes."

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Police claimed that Phillips was tased, hit his head, and was given first aid at the scene until medics arrived to transport him to a hospital. Phillip died at the hospital. His wife says the body camera footage suggests otherwise, and pointed to the coroner's report that suggests Phillip had other injuries on his body that were not his cause of death. “In another statement in the Irondale Police Department police report on Phillip David Reeder, it states that when Phillip was tased that Phillip suffered his bloody face and abrasions on his face from stumbling hitting his head and face in concrete,” Sandra said during a press conference on Monday. “Upon my review of all four body cams, this is not the truth.”

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Ok White People when do we riot?