Overview

• Attorney Larry Greenberg said at a Tuesday news conference that the family has authorized his firm to sue those responsible for Melton’s death after the state probe ends.
• The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the in-custody death a homicide, and released body-camera footage shows Melton seeking help, being restrained, and saying, “I can’t breathe.”
• Reporting indicates Baltimore’s computer-aided dispatch system was down, so no medic was dispatched, leading to roughly a 50-minute wait for medical aid.
• Police ultimately transported Melton to Grace Medical Center after a sergeant’s initial hesitation over “optics”; officers arrived within minutes and Melton was pronounced dead around 3 a.m.
• The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division remains active on the case, Baltimore Police say their Special Investigation Response Team is investigating, and the department declined comment on the pending litigation.