Investigation underway after man dies while in police custody in DC

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The circumstances surrounding a man’s death after he was arrested on Sunday at a Metro station are being investigated.

The Metro Transit Police Department said its officers arrested a man at the Anacostia Metro Station in Southeast D.C. on Sunday for an outstanding warrant for assault.

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While the man was in custody, he became unresponsive, police said.

Medics were called, and the man was taken to the hospital, where he later died…

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