It was just three weeks ago when Rhyker Earl, a 26-year-old father of two, had a seizure at a home in DeMotte, Indiana.

A Northwest Indiana family held a visitation for a beloved father on Tuesday night after they said he died because of an encounter with police during a medical call for help. Last week, on Sunday, Sept.

Rhyker Earl, 26, suffered a seizure on the night of Sunday, Sept. 8, at a home in DeMotte, Indiana. On Friday, body camera footage was released that shows officers handcuffing and restraining him.

Body camera footage was recently released as part of a Jasper County Sheriff's Office investigation where the family says responding officers used excessive force by pinning down Earl as he struggled to breathe.