Black woman dies after allegedly falling out of police car in Georgia

According to various reports, Brianna Marie Grier, 28, sustained skull fractures which led to her death.

A Georgia woman was pronounced dead after she allegedly “fell out of a patrol car” following a mental health episode.

28-year-old Brianna Marie Grier, who is Black, reportedly began experiencing a schizophrenic episode after coming home on Thursday, July 14, prompting her mother, Mary, to call for police assistance, per WMAZ.

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office then dispatched two officers to the Sparta residence. The officers handcuffed Grier after arriving between midnight and 1 a.m. on Friday, July 15, and placed her in the back of the police vehicle, per the outlet.

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