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Chicago: Video Captures Death of CVS Toothpaste Shoplifter

CHICAGO — Chilling video has surfaced of the 2010 choking death of a homeless shoplifter at the hands of a CVS store manager who chased him into an alley.

And a U.S. congressman is now calling for a special investigation into the death of 35-year-old Anthony Kyser, who stole toothpaste from the drug store before his death nearly three years ago.

The grainy surveillance video from the alley near the Little Village CVS was obtained from a source by DNAinfo.com Chicago.

It shows Kyser’s final minutes on May 8, 2010, and the beginning of the police investigation into the case. No charges were filed in Kyser’s death, which police ruled an accident. CVS has said the manager acted in self-defense after being attacked by Kyser.

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