Name withheld by police
Name: Name withheld by police
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 09/23/2021
Location: Laguna Park Drive and Seasons Drive
Elk Grove, California, 95758
County: Sacramento
Agency: Elk Grove Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Police were called by the Cosumnes Fire Department around 1 p.m. Arriving officers found fire personnel with a man who was acting erratically next to vehicle stopped in the roadway. Police said efforts to detain the man eventually led to resistance and to a struggle between him and officers. Officers restrained the man with handcuffs. Police said the man intentionally hit his head on the concrete, while he was handcuffed and seated. He was taken to the hospital, where around 2:45 p.m., he died.
Unique ID: 31008
News article: Link
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