Closing arguments begin in trial of 3 officers charged in Manuel Ellis' death
After two Washington officers knocked Manuel Ellis to the ground, punched, choked and shot him with a Taser, he said three words: “can't breathe, sir,” a prosecutor told the jury during closing arguments Monday.
A third officer joined in, holding Ellis face down with pressure on his back until he slowly died, said special prosecutor Patty Eakes, who is working for the Washington Attorney General’s
