Coroner - Struggle with police primary cause of man's death
Thursday, December 4, 2003
CINCINNATI -- The death of a 350-pound black man who was clubbed by police in a videotaped beating was caused primarily by the struggle that ensued after the suspect lunged and swung at the officers, the coroner said Wednesday in a case that has heightened racial tensions.
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