SAN DIEGO — When San Diego Police officers arrived at the Star Bar in the Gaslamp on January 25, Gabriel Garza was subdued, lying on his back with a security guard making sure he didn’t move. The responding officer then flipped Garza over onto his stomach, handcuffed him, and placed his knee on his upper back for nearly eight minutes. By the time firefighters arrived, Garza had no pulse.
The San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office classified Garza’s death as a homicide.
New surveillance video, obtained by CBS 8, captured the moment Garza, a friend and what was later said to be a nearby security guard, took Garza to the ground nearly 25 minutes before police arrived…