Body camera footage reviewed by Reeder's family but not publicly released shows him saying, "I can't breathe" three times, his wife said.

An Alabama police department denies any wrongdoing in the death of Phillip Reeder, who died while handcuffed in August 2024.

The 2024 death of an Alabama man whose neck was kneeled upon by a police officer has been ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy report.