"Hector Sierra was pronounced dead at NYU Langone Hospital-Cobble Hill after police requested emergency medical services for him at Brooklyn Central Booking on Schermerhorn Street around 11 a.m."
"Sierra showed signs of drug withdrawal while awaiting arraignment and declined medical attention, citing body-worn camera footage. The footage has not yet been released."
"Sierra is at least the fifth person to die this year while in NYPD or city correctional custody. His death is the latest in a series of in-custody deaths in New York City this year."
Hector Sierra, 51, died after becoming ill in a Brooklyn holding facility. He was arrested for fare evasion and charged with multiple offenses. While awaiting arraignment, he exhibited signs of drug withdrawal but refused medical attention. Officers found him vomiting in his cell and called EMS, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital. His death marks at least the fifth in-custody death in New York City this year, raising concerns about medical care for detainees.
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