Highway patrol officers charged over death of man who said: I can’t breathe

Edward Bronstein was restrained by highway patrol officers following a traffic stop in Los Angeles (California Highway Patrol via AP, File)

Prosecutors charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed “I can’t breathe” while multiple officers restrained him as they tried to take a blood sample.

Los Angeles County district attorney George Gascon announced the charges in the death of Edward Bronstein, which the LA County coroner said was caused by “acute methamphetamine intoxication during restraint by law enforcement”.