Overview
- Oakland police say they will release body-camera video from the early-morning encounter on Ettrick Street in which Martin became unresponsive after being detained.
- Parallel reviews are underway by OPD’s homicide and internal affairs units, the Oakland Police Commission and Community Police Review Agency, and the Alameda County District Attorney; involved officers are on administrative leave.
- Martin’s family said he had recently struggled with serious mental-health issues, noting his parents sought help before he left home and entered a neighbor’s residence where he was detained.
- An Alameda County Sheriff’s report details an Aug. 13 incident at a Castro Valley rehab center involving a suspected psychotic episode, a 72-hour psychiatric hold, positive tests for cocaine and methamphetamine, and possession of fentanyl and a knife.
- The coroner reports that autopsy and toxicology results will take months to finalize, and Bay Area News Group reports Martin’s brain is being preserved for potential CTE testing.