LaShawn Thompson, 35, was found dead in his cell in Fulton County Jail in September 2022.
The finding by a former Detroit-area medical examiner matches what was seen last week on video released by the Grand Rapids police chief.
The Autopsy Initiative will provide free, secondary autopsies conducted by board-certified pathologists who will disclose preliminary report.
An independent autopsy of Andrew Brown, who was fatally shot by police in N.C., says he was shot once in the back of the head.
An independent autopsy performed on Joshua Feast, who was killed by a La Marque, TX police officer, shows he was shot in back.
An independent autopsy ordered by the family of 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee found that he was struck 15 times by Los Angeles County Sheriffs.
An independent autopsy found that George Floyd's death was a homicide and he died of "asphyxiation from sustained forceful pressure".
The family of Sandra Bland, who died in police custody Monday in Texas, has ordered an independent autopsy to be conducted
Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was killed by a police officer was shot at least six times, including twice in the head.
Kendrick Johnson was found dead, rolled up in his high school's wrestling mat in January in what authorities said was accidental.
