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Salt Lake City police release bodycam of shoplifting suspect who died after being subdued by others in a hardware store

Salt Lake City police handcuffed an unconscious shoplifting suspect, then spent 2 1/2 minutes performing CPR before paramedics took over, newly released body camera footage shows.

The video, released by police Friday, captured the minutes after Mischa Ryan Cox, 30, was tackled by employees and customers of the Ace Hardware at 612 E. 400 South in Salt Lake City on May 2. Cox was hospitalized, and his death was announced by police five days later.

According to Capt. Jeff Kendrick, police responded to a 911 call and officers arrived 8 minutes later, finding Cox unconscious on the asphalt of the parking lot.