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On 30 March 2025, police responded to the apartment where Cruz was living after family reported he was experiencing a mental health crisis.<ref name="Olson-CBC" /> Family members allege officers used excessive force, with Cruz's mother stating they restrained him by the neck and knelt on his back.<ref name="Morris CTV" /> Witnesses reported officers kicked Cruz in the stomach during the arrest, and he sustained a chin injury from broken glass on the floor.<ref name="Morris CTV" /><ref name="Rubertucci & Das-Brown City News" /> |
On 30 March 2025, police responded to the apartment where Cruz was living after family reported he was experiencing a mental health crisis.<ref name="Olson-CBC" /> The family then describe the officers becoming violent with Cruz, as they restrained him by the neck and knelt on his back.<ref name="Morris CTV" /> Witnesses reported officers kicked Cruz in the stomach during the arrest, and he sustained a chin injury from broken glass on the floor.<ref name="Morris CTV" /><ref name="Rubertucci & Das-Brown City News" /> |
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Video evidence shows handcuffed Cruz being repeatedly forced to the ground with an officer kneeling on his back.<ref name="Morris CTV" /> In one recording, Cruz is heard saying "{{lang|fr|Je vais mourir}}" ("I'm going to die").<ref name="Olson-CBC" /><ref name="Morris CTV" /> Isidro reported her son became unresponsive but conscious before losing consciousness completely.<ref name="Morris CTV" /> |
Video evidence shows handcuffed Cruz being repeatedly forced to the ground with an officer kneeling on his back.<ref name="Morris CTV" /> In one recording, Cruz is heard saying "{{lang|fr|Je vais mourir}}" ("I'm going to die").<ref name="Olson-CBC" /><ref name="Morris CTV" /> Isidro reported her son became unresponsive but conscious before losing consciousness completely.<ref name="Morris CTV" /> |
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