BALTIMORE — The in-custody death of a man experiencing a mental health crisis has been ruled a homicide per the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, two months after his death.

It's confirmation of what his family already knew, according to a statement released today through their attorneys at the Greenberg Law Office.

"Dontae's death was not an accident. It was the direct result of the actions and inactions of those sworn to protect him. This was a preventable tragedy," the statement said in part.

This comes a day after the Maryland Attorney General’s Office released six hours of body-worn camera footage detailing the near-hour long wait for a medic at the scene, who never came.

The victim, 31-year-old Dontae Melton Jr., died at 3 a.m. on June 25th at the hospital, a little more th

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