A San Francisco jury on Monday issued a verdict rejecting a claim that excessive force played a role in Concord man’s death during a 2021 encounter with Richmond officers.
Tag: Ivan Gutzalenko
Upcoming civil rights trial will examine use of forced sedation in Richmond death
A lawsuit filed by the family of Ivan Gutzalenko says he was not resisting arrest and that the paramedic who injected him was “acting on behalf” of Richmond police.
An off-duty nurse’s behavior startled onlookers. He died 90 minutes after police arrived
Police were trying to handcuff a bleeding Ivan Gutzalenko when the situation escalated. He was sedated by a paramedic and stopped breathing.
2 men died in Richmond police custody after forcibly sedated. Records reveal inconsistencies
The families of a construction worker and a nurse who died in the last five years are left questioning what really happened and whether it was avoidable.
Inside a reporter’s 3-year effort to investigate the deaths of 2 men after forced sedations
Richmondside reporter Joel Umanzor shares how he used public records and drew on personal relationships to tell the stories of Jose Luis Lopez and Ivan Gutzalenko.

