Irvo Otieno’s Funeral Will Include A Call For Reforming Responses To Mental Health Crises

Source: Ben Crump Law

Funeral plans have been announced for a Black man who died after he was pinned down by several officers and healthcare staff at a mental health hospital in Virginia earlier this month.

The life of Irvo Otieno will be celebrated and mourned on Wednesday at a church in Chesterfield, which is near the hospital where the 28-year-old was allegedly killed by seven deputies and three hospital employees who were all indicted by a grand jury on second-degree murder charges.