Native Activists Seek Justice Department's Help Investigating Indigenous Man's Death In Omaha

The family of Zachary Bearheels, a 29-year-old from the Rosebud Sioux and Kiowa Apache tribes, say he was experiencing a mental health crisis when he died in the custody of Omaha police in 2017.

All four officers involved have been fired by the Omaha Police Department. Activists across Indian Country are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether