Death Of Black Teen Who Died In Police Custody Ruled A Homicide
Seventeen-year-old Cedric Lofton died after being handcuffed in the prone position by Kansas police officers.
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Seventeen-year-old Cedric Lofton died after being handcuffed in the prone position by Kansas police officers.
The teenager's death is one of a number connected to individuals being restrained in the prone position, in which a person is forced to lie facedown and on their stomach.
The death of a Black teenager in law enforcement custody in Sedgwick County, Kan., was deemed a homicide Tuesday after an autopsy.
A medical examiner said that Cedric Lofton died of “complications of cardiopulmonary arrest” after he was handcuffed facedown in a juvenile correctional center.