NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A man in police custody died of a possible overdose in Brooklyn on Thursday, police said.
According to police, the man was arrested around 6 p.m. after officers initially responded to a 911 call reporting a dispute with a knife at 27th Street and Third Avenue in Sunset Park.
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A 40-year-old man told police he was approached by two men, one armed with a knife, who demanded money and fled.
Ultimately, the suspects who fit the men's description were taken into custody.
One of the men started to act "erratically" less than an hour later, at 6:40 p.m., and EMS was called to the 72nd Precinct stationhouse, according to police. However, the man refused medical attention.
When police discovered the man unconscious at 7:35 p.m., they requested EMS, started CPR, gave him Narcan and offered life-saving measures.
The man was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the city's medical examiner will determine his cause of death, and an investigation is ongoing.
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