"Police said they found the 46-year-old unconscious and unresponsive at around 10:15 p.m. Emergency services responded and pronounced him dead at the scene."
"The Office of Chief Medical Examiner has not yet determined the cause of death and the NYPD's Force Investigation Division will investigate the incident as the man was in police custody."
"This year so far, 11 people have died in city custody or shortly after being released, although most were in the care of the city Department of Correction and not the NYPD."
A 46-year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive in a holding cell at Kings County Criminal Court at about 10:15 p.m. Emergency services responded and pronounced him dead at the scene. Authorities will release the man’s identity after the family has been properly notified. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner has not yet determined the cause of death. The NYPD’s Force Investigation Division will investigate because the man was in police custody. So far this year, 11 people have died in city custody or shortly after release, with most cases involving the Department of Correction. Earlier incidents include a recent unresponsive inmate at Rikers and a March death at 120 Schermerhorn Street.
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