'I can't breathe,' say cops accused of murdering an innocent father as he walked home.

Manuel Ellis, a father of two, was killed by police in March 2020. His sister, Monet Carter-Mixon, set out on a mission to expose the cops who killed her brother. She found a video that contradicted the official story and the officers involved were about to be cleared. The evidence came to light during a protest for George Floyd in her town, where she was trying to raise awareness of her brother's death, which happened there, not in another state. The police claim that Ellis randomly attacked two cops and was killed while doing so.

But the family says this is not what his brother would have done and the video contradicts the police narrative. The officers involved have been cleared.  "The Story of the Death of Manuel Ellis," by Monica Carter- Mixon, will air on March 3, 2020, at 10 p.m. ET on ABC News Channel 10. Prosecutors: Ellis's only actions appeared defensive in nature as he tried to shield his face from the police.

Prosecutors would admit that he never fought back, and never struck the officers. Ellis was left face down and hog-tied with the spit hood on his head for nine minutes. The Pierce County medical examiner later ruled Ellis' death a homicide due to "hypoxia," or a lack of oxygen. This is the first time the Washington State Attorney General has criminally charged officers with unlawful use of deadly force in a police-related death. The family of Ellis's sister relentlessly fought to clear her brother's name, and the case went to trial in Seattle.

The judge ruled in favor of the family, and two officers were charged with murder and one was charged with first-degree manslaughter. The case will go to trial on a murder charge, which could lead to prison time.