The death of an African American father of two who called out “I can’t breathe” while handcuffed in police custody in March has been ruled a homicide and the Mayor of Tacoma, Washington, Victoria Woodards, has called for the firing of police officers involved in the death.   Manuel Ellis, 33, died of respiratory arrest on March 3, 2020, in Tacoma, due to hypoxia and physical restraint, said Rich O’Brien, an investigator for the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. Other factors …