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Dallas Police Officer Reprimanded For Failing To Provide Treatment For Diamond Ross Who Died In Custody Last Year

The Dallas Police Department reprimanded an officer for failing to provide treatment for a Black woman who died in police custody in 2018. Diamond Ross, 35, died of an accidental drug overdose the Dallas County Medical Examiner ruled. The incident occurred in August of last year, however, became public last week when Dallas Police released video and information about the case.

Ross’s mother, Ethelyn Ross said Thursday she and her family had finally made peace with her daughter’s death. When a detective called her and said the story was coming out CBS 11 reported.

“I’ve been going on a year now not knowing anything about this” Ethelyn told the news station.

After watching videos she said she learned the department reprimanded officers’ actions before her daughter’s death. In a video from an officer’s body camera can be heard asking for water and in another video, she is heard complaining she couldn’t breathe inside the police car.

Police were initially called on the scene responding to a disturbance. The police department says officers requested an ambulance to evaluate Ross. Officers took her into custody for warrants after paramedics said Ross was fine.

Officers detained her for a while on the scene but when they got to the city’s detention facility, Ross seems to be unresponsive as they put her in a wheelchair according to CBS 11. A detention officer tried to determine that she called paramedics who arrived four minutes later and transported her to the hospital where she died.

Ross’ mother said officers shouldn’t have brought her daughter to the detention facility. “She should have gone straight to the hospital.”

After conducting an internal affairs investigation, the Police Department gave a written reprimand to one of its officers, Sr. Cpl. Larry Moody, for failure to provide medical treatment for Ross as required by department policy. Also for failing to secure her in a seatbelt when transporting her.

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