some reports I have read almost....almost... sounds like they might have inadvertantly Burked him.
SOmething similiar happed to my PD back in the 80's. Violent guy druggie was fighting. Took 5 officers to get him down and cuffed.
Our guy was dog piled to restrain him..........and the wieght of the officers actually kept him from breathing........and he died from the compression weight.
sad thing all this
Could be. However, that's the problem. Regardless of why they decided to take him down and whether it was a lawful use of force etc, officers need to be aware enough to realize that the bad guy is no longer moving, breathing whatever so that death is avoided. That is asking for quite a bit of self control though. Pure speculation of course but he could have had some underlying medical issues as well. Sticky situation. Again, wish we had the video from the security cam on the theater!