Anthony Ramon Baez, 22
Bronx, New York
December 22, 1999
Agencies: New York Police Department NYPD
Cause of death: Choking
Last updated: over 5 years ago
Overview 
It started with an errant football hitting a police patrol car early on the morning of Dec. 22, and it ended with the death of a 29-year-old Bronx man.
The police have said the man, who was being arrested for disorderly conduct, died of an asthma attack. But his family yesterday accused the police of choking him to death, and the Medical Examiner's office indicated that the cause of death was probably asphyxiation.
The Medical Examiner will need another week or more to determine whether the death was caused directly by force applied by police officers or by a previous health condition or drugs.
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Additional Resources:
- http://bronx.news12.com/news/mother-of-29-year-old-anthony-baez-who-died-in-police-custody-says-officer-in-eric-garner-arrest-should-go-to-jail-1.8852617?pts=272948 added March 22, 2016 09:06
- http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-2nd-circuit/1293005.html added March 22, 2016 09:03
- http://socialistworker.org/2006-1/589/589_12_KillerCop.shtml added March 22, 2016 09:01
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/nypd-eric-garner-jail_n_6351244.html?section=australia added March 22, 2016 09:00
- http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-chokehold-vic-kin-advice-garner-family-article-1.2035829 added March 22, 2016 08:58
- http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/eric-garner-tragedy-brings-back-pain-mother-chokehold-victim-article-1.1872979 added March 22, 2016 08:56
- http://pix11.com/2014/07/22/brother-of-anthony-baez-sees-heartbreaking-parallel-to-eric-garners-death/ added March 22, 2016 08:52
- http://revcom.us/a/v20/970-79/978/baez.htm added March 22, 2016 08:52
- http://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/10/opinion/the-killing-of-anthony-baez.html added March 22, 2016 08:49
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Baez added March 22, 2016 08:48
- http://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/30/nyregion/clash-over-a-football-ends-with-a-death-in-police-custody.html added March 22, 2016 08:47