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Andrew Kearse Remembered: Widow Shares the Pain of Losing Her Husband to Police

In Schenectady, New York, on May 11, 2017, 36-year-old Andrew Kearse died of a heart attack in the back of a police car. Kearse pleaded with officers from the back of the police cruiser, begging for help over 70 times in the span of 17 minutes and telling officers he was unable to breathe. In an emotionally distressing interview with Unicorn Riot, Kearse’s widow, Angelique Negroni-Kearse, shared the pain she feels after losing her husband.