(BCN) – A man who called police in San Jose had a medical emergency and died in custody Wednesday, the department said.
Just after 8 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 400 block of South Buena Vista Street on a report of a domestic disturbance. Someone told police that a physical altercation was occurring. Another caller told dispatch that a man at the scene was overdosing on drugs, according to police.
Officers arrived and found a naked man “acting erratically” and he was arrested. According to police, minutes later, the man began experiencing a medical emergency. Paramedics arrived and attempted life-saving measures. The man was taken to hospital where he died.
The San Jose Police Department said that according to department protocol, the incident is being investigated as an in-custody death.
A joint criminal investigation is currently being conducted by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office and the San Jose Police Department Homicide Unit. The case is being monitored administratively by the San Jose Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit, the City Attorney’s Office and the Office of the Independent Police Auditor, authorities said.
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