What We Know About Ronald Greene’s Death

The Louisiana State Police said Mr. Greene died in 2019 from crashing his S.U.V. during a police chase, but video footage shows troopers shocking, choking and beating him.

The death of Ronald Greene after a police chase in Louisiana in 2019 is attracting new scrutiny after police body camera footage was published that appears to show a starkly different version of events than the one given by the Louisiana State Police. The death is under investigation by the F.B.I. and other federal agencies, and Mr. Greene’s family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit accusing the state police of covering up the cause of his death. Here’s what we know about the case.