Black Man with Breathing Issues Denied Medical Attention and Kicked Out of Ambulance Before Collapsing and Dying Two Weeks Later of Brain Injury; Family Sues [Video]

The family of a Black Rochester man who died two weeks after being refused proper medical care by emergency medical technicians and ordered out of an ambulance by police is suing all parties involved.

Julian Coleman, 48, collapsed with blood spilling from his mouth the night of Nov. 23, 2023, after EMTs from American Medical Response (AMR) called the police for assistance in having Coleman removed from their ambulance.

The technicians accused Coleman of being disorderly, but video footage shows Coleman explaining he was “freaking out” due to his inability to breathe.

“I don’t know what’s wrong with him, but he will not get out of our truck and he’s got to go,” one of the EMTs tells the police when they arrive. The officers proceed to force Coleman to leave, and he struggles to explain, “I, I couldn’t breathe.”

“Honey, you told us you had pain from drinking water, and then you came in, and you jumped at me and my …