You all right? Where is your wallet? Your phone? Did you break a pipe or something? Hey, hey, stop. Stop. Just stop, okay? Put your hands behind your back. >> 9:05 a.m. July 2nd. Officer Wujin June enters the laundromat. He's not here for a robbery. He's here for a man acting strange. As an investigator, I'm watching the environment. It's tight. Narrow aisles, hard concrete, metal edges. This is a high-risk setting for a struggle, yet the officers walk straight into the funnel. Officer June's first move is to stand directly over him. In the world of the files, we call this dominance posturing. Instead of keeping distance to assess, the officer closes the gap to under 2 ft. He's already taken away Vincent's safe space before the first question is even answered. This isn't a crime scene. It's a laundromat, a place of white noise and fluorescent light. To understand the footage, you have to understand the man. Vincent Valenzuela Jr. was 34 years old. He wasn't a violent career criminal. He was a man struggling with bipolar disorder and homelessness. But for Vincent Valenzuela Jr., this room was about to become a tactical trap. This morning, he was in a state of crisis. Witnesses saw him following a woman and acting erratically. They didn't call the police because of a crime. They called because something was off. In the world of investigation, off is the most dangerous baseline there is. Most people watch this footage and see a fight. At Grave File TV, we look at the 2 minutes before the first hand was laid on him. That's where the real tragedy is hidden. Vincent stands. He tries to push past Officer Jun. He's not throwing punches, he's trying to find air. But the law sees this as active resistance. The hands go on him immediately. There is no step back and reassess. The decision to go hands-on happens in less than a second, turning a mental health crisis into a physical combat situation on a concrete floor. The taser is drawn. Listen for the clicking. It's deployed at point-blank range. In this cramped aisle, the taser doesn't incapacitate, it only inflicts pain compliance. But for a man in a manic state, pain doesn't lead to surrender, it leads to a frantic struggle for survival. They hit the floor. The camera becomes a blur of gray tile and blue fabric. This is the most critical 3 minutes of the tape. Vincent is face down. Two officers are using their body weight to pin him. Look at the positioning of the arms. We hear Vincent gasping. This is the moment investigators look for, positional asphyxia. The struggle slows down, but not because he's complying. It's because he's losing his ability to oxygenate his blood. >> [screaming] >> Police, he's still fighting. >> I believe he's resisting. >> I need to get his hand. >> There you go. >> Okay. I got it in there. >> Two handcuffs on him. >> Give me yours. >> Hey, tell me if he goes out so that you can stop. >> You got it? >> I got it. >> Put that on his hip too. Put that on his hip. >> Got it? >> Okay, let me see. Okay, is he out? Let him breathe. Get that on him now. Are you letting him breathe? Is he Is he >> The cuffs click shut. The fight is over. But watch officer John's face as he looks at Vincent. The suspect is gone and a medical emergency is left in his place. They roll him over and his face is purple. They start CPR but the white noise of the laundry machines is the only thing responding. The clock on Vincent's life stopped the moment they hit the floor. >> All right. He's purple right now so I want to make sure he's breathing. Let's get him on his side. Let's start Let's look at CPR. Get an ambu bag. >> Do we got a pulse? No, I don't know. Let's check ABCs. Let's go. Airway. See what he's doing. >> Somebody got to get on the ground. >> He's breathing. >> All right, let's start ABCs. Let's go. >> He's gargling. >> Okay, let's get him on his side. >> Not finding a pulse. >> Come on, bud. Let's get that sternum. Come on, bud. >> Hey, wake up, buddy. Wake up. Come on, bud. Wake up. Wake up. There you go. Come on, bud. >> Let's start uh chest compressions and all that stuff, guys. Let's go. >> Eight days later, Vincent was pronounced dead. The settlement was $13 million. Why? Because the tape shows that the law won the fight, but lost the man. At Grave File TV, we audit the footage so we don't forget the cost of a 3-second decision. Case closed.