Body camera footage from a May 2019 police encounter involving a Black Oklahoma City man was released on Monday.

Derrick Scott's family is outraged by the lack of care used in detaining the 42-year-old, whose last words, “I can’t breathe,” were parallel to those of George Floyd, who was killed by police a year later. 

According to NBC News, officers were called to an area near downtown Oklahoma City on the afternoon of May 20, 2019, after someone reported a Black man was arguing with people and had a gun.

The footage begins with Scott being approached by police and then shows him running from officers once he’s asked if he has any weapons. After he’s tackled to the ground, a total of three officers can be seen restraining Scott, who repeatedly asks for his medicine and tells officers, “I can’t breathe.” 

The Oklahoma City Police Department released the footage amid pressure from the Black Lives Matter movement and its allies. Vickey Scott, the mother of the victim, told Tulsa World she was distraught by what she saw in the video. 

“He was trying to get his breath. He was trying to breathe, and they ignored him the whole time, like he was nothing. They even treat animals better than they treated my son,” she said. 

During the video, officers are heard questioning the validity of Derrick’s state of consciousness.

"I don't care," officer Jarred Tipton is heard saying, according to NBC News.

"You can breathe just fine," another says. 

A total of three cops were seen detaining Derrick. 

Despite him lying motionless, the officers said several times that they believe he’s faking while removing a firearm Derrick told them was on his person. 

“My heart is just broken. It’s broken,” Vickey said. “I want the officers to be convicted of killing my son. I want something to be done about police officers being more compassionate when people tell them they can’t breathe.”

An officer tried to administer CPR before paramedics arrived, but Derrick was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office said Derrick died due to a collapsed lung but left the nature of his death as “undetermined.”

Physical restraint, asthma, heart disease, emphysema and recent methamphetamine use were listed as contributing factors.

Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater saw footage of the arrest last year and sent an email in August 2019 to Police Chief Wade Gourley exonerating the officers, Tulsa World reported.

“In reviewing the actions of your officers I saw nothing inappropriate; nor was there any evidence of misconduct by your officers,” Prater wrote. “They did exactly what they should have done under the circumstances and handled the call very well.”

At a press conference Tuesday, Oklahoma City Police Capt. Larry Withrow said the techniques used to restrain Derrick were standard and in line with what officers are taught at the police academy to minimize harm to suspects.

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