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February 26, 2014

Video Shows Police Encounter with Man Who Died in Oklahoma 
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The family of a man who died following an encounter with police outside
a movie theater in Moore, Oklahoma, earlier this month has released
disturbing video of the incident. Cellphone video shot by the man's wife
shows Luis Rodriguez lying facedown with five police officers pressing
on top of him — one of them holding down his head — while
his wife pleads with them.

Wife: Luis, are you OK? Luis? Luis, are you OK?

Officer: He's fine.

Wife: Why you came to all this? Please, tell me!

Nair Rodriguez says police beat her husband before he died. Police say
he was uncooperative when they questioned him about reports of a
domestic dispute.

 

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