US EditionMan’s Condition Deteriorates in Police Custody, Dies in Hospital
- On August 22, 2023, a 24-year-old Aboriginal man lost consciousness while in police custody at a Coles store in Alice Springs after an incident involving a security guard, and later died in hospital.
- According to Assistant Commissioner Travis Wurst, the man was observed concealing objects inside his clothing and was then restrained by two plainclothes police officers who arrived after a security guard was attacked.
- Paramedics initiated CPR at the location after the man ceased breathing and transported him to Alice Springs Hospital, where he was declared dead shortly after 2:20 p.m.; authorities have secured the area for investigation, which is ongoing.
- Assistant Commissioner Wurst described the circumstances as "a tragic set of circumstances" and urged witnesses to call police or Crime Stoppers to assist with the ongoing death-in-custody investigation.
- The incident has already impacted police officers and security guards, with welfare support provided to the officers involved, and Major Crime Section detectives dispatched to Alice Springs to continue inquiries.
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