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San Francisco · 2026-10-09

Public defender says ICU interview of beaten man was handed to prosecutor

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Defenders say the DA's investigations bureau woke Kevon Gibson in intensive care, and the DA's office disputes their cover-up charge.

Publisher preview: ‘I can’t breathe’: Man beaten on camera by SFPD lands in intensive care unit
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San Francisco's public defender's office on Thursday released body-camera and security footage of three officers punching and kneeling on Kevon Gibson in a SoMa building on Aug. 17, 2025. Defenders say staff from the DA's Independent Investigations Bureau woke him in the ICU for an interview and passed their notes to the prosecutor.

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