This week, the Stark County coroner ruled that the death of 53-year-old Canton, Ohio resident, Frank Tyson was a homicide. Tyson died on April 18 following a violent interaction while in the custody of the Canton police department. Tyson, who was seen on video repeatedly telling officers ‘I can’t breathe,’ laid motionless for approximately six minutes until officers checked him for a pulse. Earlier this year, NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) calling for a federal investigation into Tyson’s death.
