Shereese Francis
Name: Shereese Francis
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 03/15/2012
Location: 132-33 154th Street
Queens, New York, 11434
County: Queens
Agency: City of New York Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Family called for an ambulance to get help with Francis, a schizophrenic who was off her medication. NYPD officers arrived first. After some argument eventually four officers applied pressure to Francis's back, into her mother's bed, in an attempt to handcuff her. Francis was asphyxiated.
Unique ID: 11142
News article: Link
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