Raul Pinet Jr.
Name: Raul Pinet Jr.
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 08/06/2010
Location: 555 S State Street
Syracuse, New York, 13202
County: Onondaga
Agency: Onondaga County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Pinet had been arrested and held on attempted burglary, but uncharged. In a struggle with deputies he had a "spit mask" put on his face, which was incorrectly adjusted. In combination with the position of his body it impaired his ability to breathe. A county video recorded his suffocation.
Unique ID: 9366
News article: Link
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