Henry Armstrong
Name: Henry Armstrong
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/14/2006
Location: 239 Collinsville Avenue
East St. Louis, Illinois, 62201
County: St. Clair
Agency: East St. Louis Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Henry Armstrong died in a police cruiser after allegedly swallowing a plastic bag containing a white, powdery substance. Police had responded to Club Onyx at about 6:45 a.m., where staff said an armed robbery had occurred. Armstrong and another man were in the custody of the club's security staff when police arrived. Officers arrested both men. Armstrong died on the way to the station, according to police. Armstrong and the other man complained that nightclub staff had beaten them, police said. St. Clair County Coroner Rick Stone said preliminary autopsy results indicated that Armstrong died of asphyxiation after a plastic bag became lodged in his throat.
Unique ID: 5118
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