The city's medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
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If he died hours after from a heartattack...How is it a homicide?
if the heart attack was caused by the excessive force. similar to shooting someone, who doesn't die immediately and as a result of the trauma to the body, suffers death not directly from the bullet. that is how i understand it anyway.
In truth, the heart attack was brought on from years of eating at McDonalds.