Milwaukee Downtown Hyatt Regency Security Guards Allegedly Killed Unarmed Black Man Who Entered Hotel And Locked Himself In The Women's Restroom

Black man was exhibiting a mental disability before being beaten and knee choked by multiple Hyatt Regency Hotel security guards.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

June 30, 2024

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Sunday, June 30, 2024, Milwaukee police responded to the Milwaukee Downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel at 333 W. Kilbourn Ave. at around 3:23 p.m. for a call of battery/fight/assault. When police arrived they found 43-year-old Dvontaye L. Mitchell in front of the hotel who needed medical assistance and was having a difficult time breathing and needed life-saving measures. The life-saving measures failed.

According to a live Facebook streaming video by Shawn Moore, a local podcast social media broadcaster and community activist, Mitchell allegedly went into the Hyatt Regency and confronted the front desk service clerks, then he went into the women's bathroom and locked himself inside while a woman was inside. 

Mitchell was confronted by hotel security and assaulted him. The security guards beat the man, place their knees on the man's neck and back to restrain him and beat him with what seemed to be some kind of pole or blunt instrument (baton). Mitchell was struck in the head multiple times with the baton by a hotel security guard.  He became unresponsive and died after life-saving measures failed. (Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/iZTzHmHSSXc8CA3g/)

Moore says, that the security guards went beyond their training and the man might have been exhibiting a mental disability.

Police are reviewing hotel surveillance video footage to determine how Mitchell died.

Josh Schoggins, general manager of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Milwaukee released the following statement, "We are deeply saddened by this situation and our thoughts go out to those who have been affected. The safety and security of our guests and colleagues remains a top priority, and we are assisting local authorities with their investigation."

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office (MCMEO) pronounced Mitchell deceased at 4:11 p.m. at the scene.

The MCMEO confirmed, that Mitchell was homeless and the death investigation is headed by the Milwaukee Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau-Homicide Division.

The preliminary manner of death was a homicide, according to the MCMEO.

Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA)

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