Overview

• The homicide ruling follows the release of more than six hours of body-worn camera footage showing officers restraining Melton during an apparent behavioral-health crisis as he repeatedly said he could not breathe.
• Investigators say an ambulance never arrived; officers drove Melton to Grace Medical Center around 10:30 p.m., and he was pronounced dead shortly after 3 a.m.
• Baltimore officials have cited a failure of the city’s computer-aided dispatch system as a factor in the delayed emergency response.
• The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division is leading the probe and has identified 10 involved officers, who remain on duty except for one injured officer, according to a police spokeswoman.
• Melton’s family, represented by Greenberg Law Offices, calls the death a preventable tragedy and plans a Tuesday news conference as they seek answers and accountability.