LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas are due to report about the weekend death of an unarmed man after an officer used a neck hold on him that is banned in many cities.
A Wednesday briefing comes amid questions about the number of times Las Vegas police use the technique that critics call a chokehold.
The department approves its use and reports it was used an average of more than once a week during the last five years, including 51 times last year.
In Los Angeles, by comparison, the arm-around-the-neck technique is considered lethal force.
Police there reported using it seven times over those same five years, including twice last year.
New York City banned the practice in 1993 — years before the death of Eric Garner spurred a national debate about police brutality.
