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Leon Davis’ family sues after 27-year-old dies during police restraint at Federal Way hospital
The family of Leon Davis has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit after he suffered cardiac arrest while Federal Way officers held him on a hospital floor. Davis was 27.
The family of Leon Davis, a 27-year-old Federal Way man who died after police restrained him in a hospital hallway, has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit.
Davis suffered cardiac arrest while officers pinned him to the floor, with a doctor and nurses watching, according to the reported account of his death. The lawsuit was reported Oct. 27, 2026. No further details about the filing or the family’s specific allegations were provided.
The case brings renewed scrutiny to the circumstances surrounding Davis’ death and the use of police force in a hospital setting.