California to pay $24m in record civil rights settlement over man’s in-custody death

Edward Bronstein, 38, shouted ‘I can’t breathe’ as officers restrained him following traffic stop in March 2020

California will pay a $24m civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody after screaming “I can’t breathe” as multiple officers restrained him while trying to take a blood sample, lawyers said Tuesday.

Seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse were charged with involuntary manslaughter earlier this year in connection with the 2020 death of Edward Bronstein, 38.