Death of Dvontaye Mitchell Outside of Milwaukee Hyatt Sparks Outrage
The death of a Black man who was held down by four security guards outside a hotel in Milwaukee last week has sparked outrage in the city— with some calling the altercation “reminiscent of the killing of George Floyd.”
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00:00I'm on public property.
00:29I'm on public.
00:30What's his name?
00:31Devontae.
00:32Justice for who?
00:33Devontae.
00:34Justice for who?
00:35Devontae.
00:36He said that he had only worked at the Hyatt for a couple of months, but he was encouraged
00:43to help try to detain Devontae Mitchell by the security guard.
00:52One was on duty, one was off duty, him and a bailman.
00:57And even when they had him on the ground and he was having problems breathing, he said
01:06how he told them that we should have let him up, he's having problems breathing.
01:13It was unnecessary, it was unethical, it was shocking, it was riveting, and it is heartbreaking
01:26that Devontae Mitchell who said please, please, please, please, please, please, who said I'm
01:39sorry, I'm sorry, and he said please help me, please help me.
01:49This is a young black man who was unarmed, who was killed, and if that would have been
01:58you, we would want somebody to speak up.