How a term widely debunked by medical groups came up in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death inquiryHow a term widely debunked by medical groups came up in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death inquiry 

George Floyd, Elijah McClain, Daniel Prude – and now D’Vontaye Mitchell – all share something beyond being Black men who died at the hands of public safety personnel: Authorities described the possibility of “excited delirium” in connection with the victims’ behavior just before death.