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Pima County Attorney: No charges for officers over in-custody death 10pm

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Pima County Attorney: No charges for officers over in-custody death 10pm
Pima County Attorney: No charges for officers over in-custody death 10pm

Carlos Adrian Ingram-Lopez died while in custody of Tucson Police officers earlier this year

THERE WILL BE NO CRIMINALCHARGES AGAINST 3 FORMER T-P-DOFFICERS FOR THE IN-CUSTODYDEATH OF ADRIAN INGRAM LOPEZ.THAT'S THE DECISION OF THEPIMA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.THE 27-YEAR-OLD MAN DIED INAPRIL.

POLICE HELD HIM FACEDOWN FOR ABOUT 12 MINUTESAFTER HIS GRANDMOTHER CALLEDPOLICE AND SAID HE WASBEHAVING STRANGELY.

ANOFFICIAL AUTOPSY SAID COCAINEUSE AND A HEART PROBLEMCONTRIBUTED TO INGRAM-LOPEZ'SDEATH.

THE FAMILY COMMISSIONEDITS OWN AUTOPSY WHICH BLAMEDTHE DEATH AT LEAST PARTIALLYON HOW INGRAM-LOPEZ WASRESTRAINED.

THE ATTORNEY FORTHE MAN'S MOTHER IS WORKING ONA POSSIBLE 27 MILLION DOLLARCIVIL LAWSUIT.

HE SAYS SHE WASHEARTBROKEN ABOUT THE RULINGAGAINST CRIMINAL CHARGES.

"SHEJUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW.AFTER REVIEWING THE VIDEO THATWE'VE ALL SEEN THAT.

NOW HERQUESTION TO ME WAS THIS.

IF I,IF I HAD DONE THIS.

I THINK IWOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ANDCHARGED.

SO, IF THAT'S THECASE FOR ME.

WHY ISN'T THATTHE CASE FOR ANYBODY ELSE, ORTHE POLICE.

PROSECUTORS SAIDTHEY COULDN'T PROVE THEOFFICERS MEANT TO HURT OR KILLINGRAM- LOPEZ---AND THATAUTOPSY RESULTS ARE UNCLEAR ONEXACTLY WHAT KILLED THE MAN.

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