Death of black Louisiana man during arrest ruled homicide by ‘asphyxia,’ coroner says

In the initial hours after Keeven Robinson died following a chase and “brief struggle” with narcotics deputies in a New Orleans suburb Thursday, authorities said his death might have been related to his long medical history of asthma.

An air-quality alert had also warned residents in the area of particularly unhealthy ozone levels that day. But Robinson’s family wasn’t convinced.  Read more.