Otto Zehm (1970–2006) was a mentally disabled man from Spokane, Washington who died on March 20, 2006, two days after being beaten, tasered multiple times, hogtied, gagged and sat upon by seven Spokane Police Officers until he passed out and never regained consciousness. Zehm committed no crime and on May 30, 2006, the Spokane County coroner ruled the death a homicide.
Read more about Otto Zehm: Incident and Death, Discrepancies Resulting From Video Analysis, Investigative Reports, Controversy Involving Officers, Analysis and Impact, Federal Indictment and Trial, Settlement of Civil Case, See Also
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