ELK GROVE, Calif. — An investigation is underway by Elk Grove Police Department after an in-custody death.
Police were called out to the area of Laguna Park Drive and Seasons Drive by the Cosumnes Fire Department around 1 p.m. Thursday. Arriving officers found fire personnel with a man who was allegedly acting erratically next to vehicle stopped in the roadway. Police said efforts to detain the man eventually led to resistance and to a struggle between him and officers.
“During the struggle, the male kicked officers and the physical confrontation continued down to the ground. Eventually, officers were able to detain the male in handcuffs,” police said in a news release.
However, police said the man then "intentionally hit his head on the concrete” while he was handcuffed and seated. Police eventually put the man in a safe restraint device after he allegedly resisted police and kicked an officer again.
He was taken to the hospital, where police say he was alert, conscious and speaking before having unknown medical emergency around 2:45 p.m. Despite hospital efforts, the man died.
The man has not been identified at this time. No officers were injured during the incident.
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