A 54-year-old Alabama man, Phillip Reeder, died after being restrained by police officers in a manner disturbingly similar to the killing of George Floyd in 2020. The incident has reignited debates about excessive police force in the United States.
According to reports, Reeder was arrested in Mobile, Alabama, on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Witnesses claim officers pinned him to the ground with a knee on his back for several minutes while he pleaded for air.
Mobile Police Department stated that Reeder became unresponsive during the arrest and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. An autopsy is pending to determine the exact cause of death.
This incident comes nearly four years after George Floyd's death under similar circumstances in Minneapolis, which sparked global protests against police brutality. Civil rights activists are already drawing parallels between the two cases.
The Mobile Police Department has placed the officers involved on administrative leave pending investigation. Local community leaders are demanding transparency and accountability in the case.
