On Tuesday, NewsOne reported that Byron Lee Williams — a 50-year-old unarmed black man in Las Vegas — was killed by police on September 5 after they stopped him for not having a safety light on his bicycle at 6 in the morning.

Officers reportedly pinned him to the ground. When Williams told them he couldn’t breathe, one officer replied, “Yeah, because you’re tired of (expletive) running.”

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Williams passed out as police tried to move him into the squad car. He was taken to the hospital and died an hour later.

This incident marks the latest in a series of deaths of unarmed black men in police custody after stops for minor offenses, which have gained national attention and generated protests in recent years.