Police Investigating Reason Man Died In Police Custody

Alecia Reid reports.

AND WHEN MORE RAIN ARRIVESCOMING UP, NATASHA.KATE, THANKS VERY MUCH.POLICE ARE NOWINVESTIGATING REASON THAT AMAN DIED IN POLICE CUSTODYAFTER GET NOTHING TO APHYSICAL, CONFRONTATION WITHOFFICERS OUTSIDE A LOGANPHARMACY."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERALYCIA REID JOINS US NOW LIVEWITH THE VERY LATEST ON THISINVESTIGATION AND SHE IS JUSTOUTSIDE POLICE HEADQUARTERS INCENTER CITY, ALYCIA.REPORTER: SO FAR MEDICALEXAMINER HAS NOT RELEASED ANEXACT CAUSE OF DEATH AND WHILETHEY ARE WORKING TO FINDANSWER THE THE POLICEDEPARTMENT IS ALSO WORKING ONA EXACT TIME LINE OF WHATHAPPENED, OUTSIDE OF THAT RITEAIDE ON BROAD AND WYOMINGSTREET NOW HISTORICALLY INCUSTODY DEATH THAT HAS BEENINVESTIGATED BY POLICEINTERNAL AFFAIRS DETECTIVES,HOWEVER, SINCE JUNE OF LASTYEAR IN CUSTODY DEATHS HAVEBEEN REASSIGNED TO THE OFFICERINVOLVED SHOOTING UNIT DUE TOTHEIR EXPERTISE IN HANDLINGKINDS OF INCIDENT LIKE THESE.IN THEIR INITIAL REPORTSPOLICE INDICATE THAT HADOFFICERS RESPONDED TO THEBROAD STREET RITE AIDE ONWEDNESDAY NIGHT, THEY WEREWEARING BODY CAMERAS.IS THERE FOOTAGE OF THEINCIDENT THAT INVESTIGATORSAND NEW POLICE COMMISSIONERHAVE REVIEWED.NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKINGFOR VIDEO FROM OTHER VANTAGEPOINTS, INCLUDING SURVEILLANCEOR CELL PHONE FOOTAGE.THEY ARE ASKING, SO THEY CANSEE A FULL SCOPE OF WHEN THE20 YEAR-OLD WAS ADMINISTEREDNARCAN TO THE INTERACTION THATLED TO HIM BEING PUNCHED INTHE HEAD BY A OFFICER BEFORELATER DYING IN AN AMBULANCE.MY OPINION IT LOOKS LIKE ATTHIS POINT THAT WE'RE PERHAPSTALKING ABOUT OFFICER THAT HADDEPARTMENTAL VIOLATIONS BUT IDON'T KNOW THAT THEIR ACTIONSRIGHT NEW BASED ON WHAT I SAWAFTER REVIEWING THE VIDEO AREACTION THAT IS CAUSED THEDEATH.I'M ALSO NOT THE MEDICALEXAMINER.I THINK THOSE PEOPLE SHOULDWEIGH N ANYTHING COULD BEPOSSIBLE BUT I'M LESSCONCERNED AT THIS POINT THATTHOSE, THE OFFICER'S ACTIONSCAUSED THE DEATH.REPORTER: THE OFFICER THATTHREW A PUNCH IN THIS INCIDENTHAS BEEN WITH THE FORCE SINCE2008.HE HAS BEEN SINCE PLACED ONADMINISTRATIVE DUTY DURINGTHIS INVESTIGATION.