SEATTLE — An investigation is underway after a 27-year-old man died in the custody of the Federal Way Police Department in March.
The Valley Independent Investigative Team (VIIT), made up of several agencies in King County, is looking into the incident during which a man died while restrained by officers at a hospital.
On March 14, Federal Way officers responded to St. Francis Hospital around 11:30 a.m. for reports of a disorderly man. As officers were on the way, they were told a security officer had been injured and the man was being held down, according to VIIT…