A man taken into custody by the Sacramento Police Department has died, and police are currently investigating the events leading up to the man\u2019s death after being beaten by a female police officer.<\/p>\n
According to police, a man walked into a local Metro PCS store and frightened a female employee with \u201cunintelligible\u201d statements. She called 911 and when police arrived, he attempted to barricade himself in the store.<\/p>\n
According to the police press release, pepper spray and multiple baton strikes were used to free an officer that was in the suspect\u2019s grasp. In addition, the release notes bystanders kicking the suspect, a security guard also using a baton on the suspect.<\/p>\n
The suspect was eventually restrained and brought into custody after backup officers and a nearby off-duty Sacramento County District Attorney investigator arrived. After the subject was in custody, officers noted he wasn\u2019t breathing.<\/p>\n
The suspect was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died. A police officer and the investigator were also taken to the hospital for medical treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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