The Brief
- An independent regional team is investigating after a man died in police custody Saturday evening in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood.
- Officers handcuffed the incapacitated man after he rolled into the roadway; he lost consciousness shortly after and died at the scene.
- Authorities have not yet released the man’s identity or official cause of death, but weekly public updates will be provided.
SEATTLE – An independent team of investigators is looking further into the death of a man who lost consciousness and died in police custody Saturday evening in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood.
What we know:
The Independent Force Investigation Team–King County (IFIT-KC) took over the investigation into the incident, which occurred around 8:17 p.m. in the 6000 block of Airport Way South, according to a department press release.…